nâḫum

Akkadian

Root
n-w-ḫ
1 term

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈnaː.χum/

Verb

nâḫum (G, a-u, durative inâḫ, perfect ittūḫ, preterite inūḫ, imperative nūḫ) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. to rest, take a rest
2. (stative) to be at rest, slow, still, peaceful, pacified

Alternative forms

• nâḫu (non-mimated)
• nuāḫum, nuāḫu (Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒂠𒂷 (ḪUN.GA₂)	𒈾𒄷𒌝 (na-ḫu-um) 𒈾𒀀𒄷 (na-a-ḫu)

References

• “nâḫu A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “nâḫu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag