danānum

Akkadian

Root
d-n-n
3 terms

Etymology

Compare Ugaritic 𐎄𐎐 (dn, “strength”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /daˈnaː.num/

Verb

danānum (G, i, durative idannin, perfect iddanin, preterite idnin, imperative dinin) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. to become strong
2. to be hard, severe, tough, threatening

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive		danānum
Participle		dāninum
Adjective		dannum
Active		Durative	Perfect	Preterite	Imperative
1.sg		adannin	addanin	adnin	ludnin
2.sg	m	tadannin	taddanin	tadnin	dinin
	f	tadanninī	taddannī	tadninī	dinnī
3.sg		idannin	iddanin	idnin	lidnin
1.pl		nidannin	niddanin	nidnin	i nidnin
2.pl		tadanninā	taddannā	tadninā	dinnā
3.pl	m	idanninū	iddannū	idninū	lidninū
	f	idanninā	iddannā	idninā	lidninā

This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

• danānu (non-mimated)
• da'ānu (Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒆗 (KAL, KALAG) 𒆗𒂵 (KALAG.GA)	𒁕𒈾𒉡𒌝 (da-na-nu-um)

Derived terms

• dannatum
• dunnunum

References

• “danānu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011