Akkadian
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Etymology
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From Proto-Semitic *mny-. Cognate with Arabic مَنِيّ (maniyy, “ejaculation, sperm”).
Pronunciation
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menûm (G, i, durative imenne, perfect imtene, preterite imne, imperative mene) (Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian)
- to love, be fond of
- Synonym: râmum
Conjugation
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| Conjugation
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| Infinitive
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menûm
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| Participle
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mēnûm
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| Adjective
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menûm
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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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emenne
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emne
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emtene
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lumne
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| 2.sg
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m
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temenne
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temne
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temtene
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mene
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| f
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temennî
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temnî
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temtenî
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menî
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| 3.sg
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imenne
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imne
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imtene
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limne
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| 1.pl
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nimenne
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nimne
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nimtene
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i nimne
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| 2.pl
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temenneā
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temneā
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temteneā
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meneā
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| 3.pl
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m
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imennû
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imnû
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imtenû
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limnû
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| f
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imenneā
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imneā
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imteneā
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limneā
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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
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References
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- “menû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 10, M, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977
