zanānum

Akkadian

Root
z-n-n
1 term
𒊭𒈬𒌝 𒄿𒍝𒀭𒉡𒌦 (šamûm izannun)

Etymology

Compare Biblical Hebrew זֶרֶם (zɛ́rɛm, rain-storm).

Pronunciation

Verb

zanānum (G, u, durative izannun, perfect izzanun, preterite iznun, imperative zunun) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. to rain
    𒅆𒉌𒋗 𒊭𒈬𒌝 𒄑𒉡𒌦ši-ni-šu ša-mu-um iz-nu-un /šinīšu šamûm iznun/ ― it rained twice

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive zanānum
Participle zāninum
Adjective zannum
Active Durative Preterite Perfect Imperative
1.sg azannun aznun azzanun luznun
2.sg m tazannun taznun tazzanun zunun
f tazannunī taznunī tazzannī zunnī
3.sg izannun iznun izzanun liznun
1.pl nizannun niznun nizzanun i niznun
2.pl tazannunā taznunā tazzannā zunnā
3.pl m izannunū iznunū izzannū liznunū
f izannunā iznunā izzannā liznunā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒍝𒈾𒉡𒌝 (za-na-nu-um)
  • 𒍝𒈾𒉡 (za-na-nu)

References

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