Etymology
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Cognate with Arabic تَنَفَّسَ (tanaffasa, “to breathe”) and Biblical Hebrew נָפַשׁ (nɔp̄áš, “to breathe”).
Pronunciation
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napāšum (G, u, durative inappuš, perfect ittapuš, preterite ippuš, imperative upuš) (Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian)
- to breathe (freely), to relax
- to be wide, expand, be abundant
Conjugation
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| Conjugation
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| Infinitive
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napāšum
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| Participle
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nāpišum
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| Adjective
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napšum
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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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anappuš
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appuš
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attapuš
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luppuš
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| 2.sg
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m
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tanappuš
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tappuš
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tattapuš
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upuš
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| f
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tanappušī
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tappušī
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tattapšī
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upšī
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| 3.sg
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inappuš
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ippuš
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ittapuš
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lippuš
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| 1.pl
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ninappuš
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nippuš
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nittapuš
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i nippuš
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| 2.pl
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tanappušā
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tappušā
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tattapšā
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upšā
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| 3.pl
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m
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inappušū
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ippušū
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ittapšū
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lippušū
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| f
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inappušā
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ippušā
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ittapšā
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lippušā
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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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Phonetic
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- 𒈾𒉺𒋗 (na-pa-šu)
- 𒈾𒉺𒋙 (na-pa-šu₂)
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References
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- “napāšu A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
