From Proto-Semitic *mny-. Cognate with Arabic مَنِيّ (maniyy, “ejaculation, sperm”).
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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| Infinitive
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menûm
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| Participle
|
mēnûm
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| Adjective
|
menûm
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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
|
emenne
|
emtene
|
emne
|
lumne
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| 2.sg
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m
|
temenne
|
temtene
|
temne
|
mene
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| f
|
temennî
|
temtenî
|
temnî
|
menî
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| 3.sg
|
imenne
|
imtene
|
imne
|
limne
|
| 1.pl
|
nimenne
|
nimtene
|
nimne
|
i nimne
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| 2.pl
|
temenneā
|
temteneā
|
temneā
|
meneā
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| 3.pl
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m
|
imennû
|
imtenû
|
imnû
|
limnû
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| f
|
imenneā
|
imteneā
|
imneā
|
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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Cuneiform spellings
| Phonetic
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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
