Akkadian
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Etymology
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Unknown.
Pronunciation
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kanākum (G, a-u, durative ikannak, perfect iktanak, preterite iknuk, imperative kunuk, verbal adjective kankum) (from Old Akkadian on)
- to seal (to use a seal on s.th.)
- to seal a document
- to place s.th. under seal (for safekeeping, etc.)
- (in hendiadys) to give/take/send s.th. under seal
Conjugation
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| Conjugation
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| Infinitive
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kanākum
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| Participle
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kānikum
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| Adjective
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kankum
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| Active
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Durative
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Preterite
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Perfect
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Imperative
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| 1.sg
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akannak
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aknuk
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aktanak
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luknuk
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| 2.sg
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m
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takannak
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taknuk
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taktanak
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kunuk
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| f
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takannakī
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taknukī
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taktankī
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kunkī
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| 3.sg
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ikannak
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iknuk
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iktanak
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liknuk
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| 1.pl
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nikannak
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niknuk
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niktanak
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i niknuk
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| 2.pl
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takannakā
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taknukā
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taktankā
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kunkā
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| 3.pl
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m
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ikannakū
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iknukū
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iktankū
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liknukū
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| f
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ikannakā
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iknukā
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iktankā
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liknukā
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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
| Phonetic
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- 𒅗𒈾𒄣 (ka-na-kum)
- 𒅗𒈾𒆪 (ka-na-ku)
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References
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- “kanāku”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
