Akkadian
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Etymology
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From Proto-Semitic *ʕazab- (“to leave, forsake”). Cognate with Arabic عَزَبَ (ʕazaba, “to be far; to escape”) and Biblical Hebrew עָזַב (ʕɔzáḇ, “to leave”).
Pronunciation
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ezēbum (G, i, durative izzib, perfect ītezib, preterite īzib, imperative ezib) (from Old Akkadian on)
- to leave, leave behind
- to abandon, neglect
- 𒂊𒍣𒅁 [ezib] ― e-zi-ib ― Never mind!
- to divorce
- 𒁮 𒂊𒍣𒂊𒁍𒌝 [aššatam ezēbum] ― DAM e-ze-e-bu-um ― to get divorced (literally, “to leave a wife”)
- to entrust, leave (with someone)
- to lend money
- to make out (legal documents)
Conjugation
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| Conjugation
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| Infinitive
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ezēbum
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| Participle
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ēzibum
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| Adjective
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ezbum
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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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ezzib
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ētezib
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ēzib
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lūzib
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| 2.sg
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m
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tezzib
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tētezib
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tēzib
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ezib
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| f
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tezzibī
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tētezbī
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tēzibī
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ezbī
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| 3.sg
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izzib
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ītezib
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īzib
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līzib
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| 1.pl
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nizzib
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nītezib
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nīzib
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i nīzib
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| 2.pl
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tezzibā
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tētezbā
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tēzibā
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ezbā
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| 3.pl
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m
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izzibū
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ītezbū
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īzibū
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līzibū
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| f
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izzibā
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ītezbā
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īzibā
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līzibā
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| This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.
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References
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- “ezēbu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
