Word pesnatar

Meanings


Comment
Meaning Comment
penis Neuter hapus, derived hapusanza as subject of an active verb. Synonyms lalu- (related to babytalk) 'erect penis' (Weitenberg 1984:41), pisnatar 'manhood' see 02.230, hassumar 'procreative capacity ('beget' 04.710), or the body part, genu- 'knee' (04.360) are secondary; see English 'limb, joint, member' Puh III 132-133. Apparent derivative hapusessar 'arrow' 20.250. Akkadian UZU/ISHARU = HTT lalu- 'penis' as the technical term in ritual and omen texts naming body parts: CHD. IE-Anatolian cognate: Lydian lálou 'boy's penis' HEG.
male CHD. Respectively 'manhood, maleness'; 'of a man'. Sumerogram with phonetic complement of the genitive case: LÚ-n(n)as 'of a man, male (= pesnas genitive of pesnatar 02.210">02.210). See also 'man' 02.210">02.210, 'penis' 04.492.