Akkadian

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Root
n-d-n
2 terms

Etymology

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Compare Hebrew נָתַן (nɔṯán, to give).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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nadānum (G, i, durative inaddin, perfect ittadin, preterite iddin, imperative idin)

  1. to give, grant
    𒀀𒈾 𒆬𒌓 𒈾𒁕𒉡𒌝 [ana kaspim nadānum]a-na KUG.BABBAR na-da-nu-umto sell (literally, “to give for silver/money”)
  2. to hand over, deliver, transfer
  3. to set, assign
  4. to allow

Conjugation

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Conjugation
Infinitive nadānum
Participle nādinum
Adjective nadnum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg anaddin attadin addin luddin
2.sg m tanaddin tattadin taddin idin
f tanaddinī tattadnī taddinī idnī
3.sg inaddin ittadin iddin liddin
1.pl ninaddin nittadin niddin i niddin
2.pl tanaddinā tattadnā taddinā idnā
3.pl m inaddinū ittadnū iddinū liddinū
f inaddinā ittadnā iddinā liddinā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

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Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒋧 (SUM)
  • 𒈬 (MU) (rarely/in personal names)
  • 𒀸 () (in personal names)