ṣabātum
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Akkadian
[edit]| Root |
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| ṣ-b-t |
| 1 term |
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Semitic *ṣbṭ- (“to seize, take hold of, catch”). Compare Arabic ضَبَطَ (ḍabaṭa, “to take, hold”) and Biblical Hebrew צָבַט (ṣɔḇáṭ, “to reach, hold”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /sˤaˈbaː.tum/
Verb
[edit]ṣabātum (class a) (from Old Akkadian on)
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation | ||||||
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| Infinitive | ṣabātum | |||||
| Participle | ṣābitum | |||||
| Adjective | ṣabtum | |||||
| Active | Durative | Perfect | Preterite | Imperative | ||
| 1.sg | aṣabbat | aṣṣabat | aṣbat | luṣbat | ||
| 2.sg | m | taṣabbat | taṣṣabat | taṣbat | ṣabat | |
| f | taṣabbatī | taṣṣabtī | taṣbatī | ṣabtī | ||
| 3.sg | iṣabbat | iṣṣabat | iṣbat | liṣbat | ||
| 1.pl | niṣabbat | niṣṣabat | niṣbat | i niṣbat | ||
| 2.pl | taṣabbatā | taṣṣabtā | taṣbatā | ṣabtā | ||
| 3.pl | m | iṣabbatū | iṣṣabtū | iṣbatū | liṣbatū | |
| f | iṣabbatā | iṣṣabtā | iṣbatā | liṣbatā | ||
| This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation. | ||||||
Alternative forms
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Related terms
[edit]- pānam ṣabātum (“to lead”)
- ṭēmam ṣabātum (“to take action”)
References
[edit]- “ṣabātu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns