Akkadian

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Root
k-š-d
2 terms

Etymology

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Compare Ugaritic 𐎋𐎌𐎄 (kšd, to search, reach) and perhaps Arabic قَصَدَ (qasada, to intend, move towards).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kašādum (G, a-u, durative ikaššad, perfect iktašad, preterite ikšud, imperative kušud) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. (ana with accusative) to arrive at (a place), reach
    𒀀𒈾 𒌓𒌋𒄰 𒅗𒀸𒁕𒆠
    [ana ešeret ūmī kašdaki]
    a-na UD.10.KAM ka-aš-da-ki
    Within ten days I will be with you (f)
  2. to achieve, accomplish, get, complete
  3. to conquer, defeat

Conjugation

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Conjugation
Infinitive kašādum
Participle kāšidum
Adjective kašdum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg akaššad aktašad akšud lukšud
2.sg m takaššad taktašad takšud kušud
f takaššadī taktašdī takšudī kušdī
3.sg ikaššad iktašad ikšud likšud
1.pl nikaššad niktašad nikšud i nikšud
2.pl takaššadā taktašdā takšudā kušdā
3.pl m ikaššadū iktašdū ikšudū likšudū
f ikaššadā iktašdā ikšudā likšudā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

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