Akkadian
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Etymology
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From Proto-Semitic *ṭaḥan- (“to grind”). Cognate with Arabic طَحَنَ (ṭaḥana) and Biblical Hebrew טָחַן (ṭɔḥán).
Pronunciation
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ṭênum (G, e, durative iṭên, perfect iṭṭēn, preterite iṭēn, imperative ṭēn) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)
- to grind
Conjugation
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| Conjugation
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| Infinitive
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ṭênum
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| Participle
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ṭēinum
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| Adjective
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ṭēnum
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| Active
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Durative
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Perfect
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Preterite
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Imperative
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| 1.sg
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eṭên
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eṭṭēn
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eṭēn
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luṭēn
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| 2.sg
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m
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teṭên
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teṭṭēn
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teṭēn
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ṭēn
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| f
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teṭennī
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teṭṭēnī
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teṭēnī
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ṭēnī
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| 3.sg
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iṭên
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iṭṭēn
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iṭēn
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liṭēn
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| 1.pl
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niṭên
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niṭṭēn
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niṭēn
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i niṭēn
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| 2.pl
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teṭennā
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teṭṭēnā
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teṭēnā
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ṭēnā
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| 3.pl
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m
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iṭennū
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iṭṭēnū
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iṭēnū
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liṭēnū
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| f
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iṭennā
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iṭṭēnā
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iṭēnā
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liṭēnā
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| This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.
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Alternative forms
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Cuneiform spellings
| Logograms
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Phonetic
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- 𒄯 (HAR, ARA₃)
- 𒄯𒄯 (HAR.HAR, ARA₃.ARA₃)
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- 𒁲𒂊𒉡𒌝 (ṭe-e-nu-um)
- 𒋼𒂊𒉡 (ṭe₄-e-nu)
- 𒁲𒉌𒅎 (ṭe-ni-im) (genitive)
- 𒋼𒂊𒉏 (ṭe₄-e-nim) (genitive)
- 𒁲𒉏 (ṭe-nim) (genitive)
- 𒋼𒉏 (ṭe₄-nim) (genitive)
- 𒋼𒉌 (ṭe₄-ni) (genitive)
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References
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- “ṭênu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “ṭênu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
