1) : reed , cane , pipe *
qan šalālu ; qan ṭābu : sweet reed [GI.DŪG.GA : ] , an aromatic ;
qan šipri : reed used for building ;
: ša muḫḫi qanâte : reed officer ;
2) an arrow , the shaft of an arrow ;
3) tube stone, metal, musical pipe ;
4) part of weighing scales ;
6) qan mindati : a measuring instrument ( = 6 cubits -7 in Babylonia- )