Akkadian
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Etymology
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From Proto-Semitic *zamar- (“to make music”). Cognate with Arabic زَمَرَ (zamara, “to play a reed instrument”) and Biblical Hebrew זִמֵּר (zimmer, “to sing”).
Pronunciation
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zamārum (class u)
- to sing (with or without instrumental accompaniment)
Conjugation
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| Conjugation
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| Infinitive
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zamārum
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| Participle
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zāmirum
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| Adjective
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zamrum
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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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azammur
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azmur
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azzamur
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luzmur
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| 2.sg
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m
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tazammur
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tazmur
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tazzamur
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zumur
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| f
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tazammurī
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tazmurī
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tazzamrī
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zumrī
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| 3.sg
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izammur
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izmur
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izzamur
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lizmur
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| 1.pl
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nizammur
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nizmur
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nizzamur
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i nizmur
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| 2.pl
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tazammurā
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tazmurā
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tazzamrā
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zumrā
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| 3.pl
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m
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izammurū
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izmurū
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izzamrū
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lizmurū
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| f
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izammurā
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izmurā
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izzamrā
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lizmurā
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| This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.
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References
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- “zamāru A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
