qātu [ŠU : , ŠU.2 :
] (n. fem. ; du. qātā)
[Human → Body]
1) a hand ;
ša qātu : a bracelet , a bowl for washing hands ;
: šāt qātu : wooden handcuffs ;
mīš qāti / mīš qatē : ritual hand-washing ;
qātu + emēdu D : to lay hands on something ;
: qātu maḫāṣum : to reject a request ;
qātu nasāḫu : to withdraw one's hand , to cease an action / to stop doing , to reject a pledge ;
2) a paw of a lion ; see also rittu;
3) a handle of a tool ;
4) handwriting ;
5) a list ;
6) a share , a portion ;
Cf. ša-qāti, šušippum qātim, tiriṣ qāti
See also : rittu