qaštu [GIŠ.PAN : ] (n. fem.)
[Army → Weapons]
bow ; salṭu : bow-and-arrow case ; bēt qassi : bow-case ; ša-qašti / ša-qassi : a bowman , an archer ; matnu : bow-string ; ṣāb qassi : archers , an archery unit , archery ; 2) sometimes = qištu : a forest ;
Cf. qassu
See also : qassu, tilpānu, gelzulu, sasin qašāti, sasinnu, rab sasinni
Comparison with other Semitic languages :
- Proto-Semitic : *qawš
- Arabic : qaws قَوْس "bow"
- Syriac : qeštā ܩܶܫܬ݁ܳܐ "bow"
- Hebrew : qešet "bow"
- Ugaritic : qšt