ganāṣu
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Meanings:
to snarl
Distribution: OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE), MBMB: Middle Babylonian (ca. 1600–1000 BCE), SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE)
Domain: Non-verbal communication
Grammar:
pos: v.Verbroot: gnṣIIIstem: GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem), DD-stem (Doubled stem/Intensive)
Etymology: Inherited
2 Lexical
OB-LexOB-Lex: Old Babylonian lexical texts — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem) zú-Ḫ[UM] = ga-na-ṣu MSL SS 1, 23 iv 16 (Sag) DCCLT. new
MB-LexMB-Lex: Middle Babylonian lexical texts — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem) kìri ur₅ = ga-na-ṣu , ḫanāṣu , naḫāru MSL SS 1 iii 19 (Sag) DCCLT “to flare the nostrils = to snarl, to curl one's lip, to snort”. new
1Further Attestations
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) DD-stem (Doubled stem/Intensive) kīma ḫarriri ú-gan-na-ṣa MesCiv. 17, 267: 10 “like a vole(?) she snarls”.