zanānum
Akkadian
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𒊭𒈬𒌝 𒄿𒍝𒀭𒉡𒌦 (šamûm izannun)
Etymology
Compare Biblical Hebrew זֶרֶם (zɛ́rɛm, “rain-storm”).
Pronunciation
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /zaˈnaː.num/
Verb
zanānum (G, u, durative izannun, perfect izzanun, preterite iznun, imperative zunun) (from Old Babylonian on)
- to rain
- 𒅆𒉌𒋗 𒊭𒈬𒌝 𒄑𒉡𒌦 [šinīšu šamûm iznun] ― ši-ni-šu ša-mu-um iz-nu-un ― it rained twice
- 𒌓𒈬𒌝 𒋙𒈠 𒊭𒈬𒌑𒌝 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒍝𒉡𒌦
- [ūmum irrupma šamûm ul izannun]
- UD-mu-um ŠU₂-ma ša-mu-u₂-um u₂-ul i-za-nu-un
- It will be cloudy, but it won't rain.
Conjugation
| Conjugation | ||||||
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| Infinitive | zanānum | |||||
| Participle | zāninum | |||||
| Adjective | zannum | |||||
| Active | Durative | Perfect | Preterite | Imperative | ||
| 1.sg | azannun | azzanun | aznun | luznun | ||
| 2.sg | m | tazannun | tazzanun | taznun | zunun | |
| f | tazannunī | tazzannī | taznunī | zunnī | ||
| 3.sg | izannun | izzanun | iznun | liznun | ||
| 1.pl | nizannun | nizzanun | niznun | i niznun | ||
| 2.pl | tazannunā | tazzannā | taznunā | zunnā | ||
| 3.pl | m | izannunū | izzannū | iznunū | liznunū | |
| f | izannunā | izzannā | iznunā | liznunā | ||
| This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation. | ||||||
Alternative forms
- zanānu (non-mimated)
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References
- “zanānu A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “zanānu(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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