ṣamādum
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Akkadian[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| ṣ-m-d |
| 2 terms |
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Semitic *ṣ̂amad- (“to yoke, harness”). Cognate with Arabic ضَمَدَ (ḍamada) and Biblical Hebrew צָמַד (ṣɔmáḏ).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /sˤaˈmaː.dum/
Verb[edit]
ṣamādum (G, i, durative iṣammid, perfect iṣṣamid, preterite iṣmid, imperative ṣimid) (Babylonian, Boghazkeui)
- to yoke, harness, tie, attach
- to make ready, prepare
- 𒐊 𒂅 𒆬𒌓 𒇻𒊻𒈪𒁕𒄠𒈠 𒀀𒈾 𒂗𒅀 𒅗𒀀𒋫 𒇻𒊭𒁉𒆷𒄠
- 5 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR lu-uṣ-mi-da-am-ma a-na EN-ya ka-a-ta lu-ša-bi-la-am
- /ḫamšat šiqil kaspam luṣmidam-ma ana bēlīya kâta lušābilam/
- I will prepare five shekels of silver and send them to you, my lord.
Conjugation[edit]
| Conjugation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ṣamādum | |||||
| Participle | ṣāmidum | |||||
| Adjective | ṣamdum | |||||
| Active | Durative | Perfect | Preterite | Imperative | ||
| 1.sg | aṣammid | aṣṣamid | aṣmid | luṣmid | ||
| 2.sg | m | taṣammid | taṣṣamid | taṣmid | ṣimid | |
| f | taṣammidī | taṣṣamdī | taṣmidī | ṣimdī | ||
| 3.sg | iṣammid | iṣṣamid | iṣmid | liṣmid | ||
| 1.pl | niṣammid | niṣṣamid | niṣmid | i niṣmid | ||
| 2.pl | taṣammidā | taṣṣamdā | taṣmidā | ṣimdā | ||
| 3.pl | m | iṣammidū | iṣṣamdū | iṣmidū | liṣmidū | |
| f | iṣammidā | iṣṣamdā | iṣmidā | liṣmidā | ||
| This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation. | ||||||
Alternative forms[edit]
- ṣamādu (non-mimated), ṣemēdu (Neo-Babylonian)
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References[edit]
- “ṣamādu”, 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) “ṣamādu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag