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Common phrases

• alik! (“go!”)
• alkam/alkīm (“come here!”)
• anāku u atta (“you and I”, literally “me and you”)
• aqabbīšum (“I will talk to him”)
• atamma! (“I swear!”)
• (epēšam) ul eleʔʔi (“I can't (do), I'm not able (to do)”)
• (epēšum) ul damiq (“it's not good (that you do/did something)”)
• ina epšētim anniātim (“by doing so”, literally “by these deeds”)
• ina kīttim, ikkīttim (“in truth...”)
• ina uznīya (mamman) ešme (“I hear (someone) with my own ears”)
• kiam iqbiam (“he/she told me that...”, literally “thus he/she told me”)
• mannum tappûtī illak? (“who will help me?”, literally “who will go to my partnership/assistance?”)
• mimma lemnam ē-taqbi/taqbî (“you (m/f) shouldn't say anything bad”)
• minâm eppeš? (“what shall I do?”)
• mādiš aḫdu (“I was very happy”)
• mīnam taqbi/taqbî? (“what did you (m/f) say?”)
• nīš Šamaš atma (“I swore by the life of Šamaš”)
• ṭēm (alākīka) šupram/ṭēm (alākīki) šuprīm (“let me know about (your arrival)”, literally “send me information (of your arrival)”)

 

Interrogatives

• am-mīnim? (“why?”, literally “for what?”)
• ayyum ...? (“which ...?”)
• mannum? (“who?”)
• minâm/mīnam? (“what?”)

 

Common actions

• amši (i) (“I forgot”)
• ana bītim atâr (au) (“I'll go back home”)
• ina pānīšu aqbi (“I talk to him face to face”, literally “I talked in his face/in front of him”)
• mādam ākul (au) (“I ate a lot”)
• narkabtam (ana ayyišamma) arakkab (a) (“I'll drive (somewhere)”)
• šikaram ašatti (i) (“I'll drink beer”)
• šiprī eppeš (“I'll do the work assigned to me (my job)”)

 

Idioms

• (ana epēš mimma) qabâm aškun (“I promised (to do something)”, literally “I put (my) saying”)
• ina lā idim (“without any reason”)
• mimma šumšu (“anything”, literally “whatever its name”)
• pānīya ubil (“he forgave me”, literally “he carried my face”)
• qātīya (ana epēš mimma) ašakkan (au) (“I'll begin (to do sth)”, literally “I will put my hand (towards doing something)”)
• šumma libbaka (“if you want/wish”, literally “if it's your heart”)
• ṣeḫram ana mārūtim elqe (“I adopted a child”, literally “I took a child into a status of son”)

 

Time and place

Time

• amšālim (“yesterday”)
• ina ebūrim (“at harvest-time”)
• ina mêšu (“at birth”, literally “with its (amniotic) fluid”)
• ina rēš šattim annītim (“at the beginning of this year”)
• ina warkiāt ūmim/ūmī (“in the future”)
• ina šattim annītim (“in this year”)
• ina šattim šâti (“in that year”)
• ina ūmim šâti (“on that day”)
• inanna (“now, nowadays”)
• kīma inanna (“right now”)
• timāli (“yesterday”)
• urram (tomorrow)
• urram šēram (in the future, one day)
• warki ummīni (“after our mother's death”, literally “the time after our mother”)
• warkānum (“later on, afterwards”)
• šērum (“morning”)
• ūmam (“today”)

 

Place

• ina bābtīni (“in our neighbourhood/area/district”)
• itā bāb bītim (“next to the gate of the house”)
• ištu... adi... allik (“I went from... to...”)
• kibrātum arba'um (“the whole world”, literally “the four regions”)

 

Everyday life

People

• amtum (“female slave”)
• awīltum (“free woman, lady”)
• awīlum (“human being; free man, boss”)
• awīlum aḫûm (“a foreign man”)
• bā'erum (“fisherman; a class of soldier”)
• bēl dīnim (“adversary in court”)
• bēl lišānim (“interpreter, translator”)
• bēl ḫubullim (“creditor”)
• bēltum (“lady, female owner”)
• bēlum (“lord, owner”)
• ibrum (“friend, colleague, person of equal status”)
• itinnum (“builder”)
• lāsimum (“courier, express messenger”)
• lē'ûm (“expert”, literally “able, capable”)
• meḫrum (“person of same rank”)
• muškēnum (“commoner, dependant”)
• mār bīt ṭuppim (“state scribe”)
• mār šiprim (“messenger”)
• nadītum (“childless woman; celibate priestess”)
• našparum (“envoy, messenger”)
• nišū ekallim (“the palace staff”)
• nišū kalûšina (“all the people”, literally “the people all of them”)
• nārum (“musician”)
• qurqurrum (“metal-worker, coppersmith”)
• rubûm (“prince”)
• rubātum (“princess”)
• rē'ûm (“shepherd”)
• rēdûm (“foot-soldier, attendant, escort”)
• sinništum (“woman”)
• tamkārum (“merchant, trader”)
• tappûm (“partner, business associate”)
• targumannum (“interpreter”)
• wardum (“slave”)
• ālikum (“traveller, messenger”)
• šamallûm (“trading agent, merchant's assistant”)
• šarratum (“queen”)
• šarrum (“king”)
• ṣuḫārtum (“girl, female servant”)
• ṣuḫārum (“boy, male servant”)
• ṭupšar ummānim (“military scribe”)
• ṭupšarrum (“scribe”)

 

Family

• abum (“father”)
• aššatum (“wife”)
• aḫum (“brother”)
• aḫûm (“outsider (not a family member)”)
• aḫī ṣeḫrum (“my younger brother”)
• kallatum (“daughter-in-law, bride”)
• kimtum (“family”)
• mutum (“husband”)
• mārtum (“daughter”)
• mārum (“son”)
• mārū mādūtum (“many children”)
• ummum (“mother”)
• šugītum (“junior wife”)
• ḫā'irum, ḫāwirum (“(first) husband”, literally “the mate-chooser”)
• ḫīrtum (“wife of equal status, "the chosen as mate"”)

 

Places

• abullum (“city gate”)
• ašar Šamši (“in the open”)
• aštammum (“tavern, hostel”)
• bītum (“house; temple”)
• dūrum (“city wall”)
• puḫur ālim (“city council”)
• āl palêm (“capital city”)

 

Geography

• erṣetum elītum (“the upper country”)
• nārum elītum (“the upper river”)
• nārum šaplītum (“the lower river”)

 

Home

Phrases

• ana igrim anaddin (“I'll rent out”)
• bītam eššam eppeš (“I'll build a new house”)
• ina ḫarrānim wašābum (“to live on the road”)

 

Vocabulary

• aptum (“window”)
• bābtum (“neighbourhood”)
• bītum (“house”)
• igrum (“rent”)
• igārum (“wall”)
• itûm (“neighbour”)
• naglabum (“razor, shaving blade”)
• nišū bābtim annītim (“the people in this neighbourhood”)
• simmiltum (“stair, staircase”)
• uršum (“bedroom”)
• uršumma (“in the bedroom”)
• ḫarrānum (“road, way”)

 

Shopping

Phrases

• kī maṣi? (“how much?”)

 

Vocabulary

• kanīkum (“receipt”)
• šīmam nadānum (“to sell”, literally “to give a purchase”)
• šīmam šâmum/leqûm (“to make a purchase, to buy”, literally “to buy/take a purchase”)
• šīmum (“purchase; purchase price”)
• šīmātim eppeš (“I engage in commerce/trading”)

 

Food & drinks

• akal šīmim (“bought bread”)
• muṭībum (“sweetener”)
• mû suluppim (“date juice”)
• mû šīrim (“meat broth”)
• suluppum (“date (fruit)”)
• ûm ana akālim (“grain to eat”)
• šakāru (“to be(come) drunk”)
• šikaram appal (“I'll pay the beer”)
• šikarum ana šatêm (“beer to drink”)
• šākiru (“drunkard”)

 

Natural phenomena

• manziat (“rainbow”)
• zunnum (“rain”)
• šārum (“wind”)

 

Animals

• barbarum (“wolf”)
• kalbum (“dog”)
• sīsûm (“horse”)

 

Health

Phrases

• ana šīmtim alākum (“to die, "to go to (one's) destiny"”)
• asâm āpal (“I paid the doctor”)
• awīlam simmam aštakan (“I have caused a wound to a man”)

 

Vocabulary

• asûm (“physician, doctor”)
• bibbum (“plague”)
• simmum (“wound, lesion”)
• ummum (“fever”)

 

Military

Phrases

• kakkī itti nakrim eppeš (“I will do battle with the enemy”)
• nišū mādātum imūtā (“many people died”)
• ḫarrānam allik (“to did military service”)

 

Vocabulary

• ḫarrānum (“military campaign/expedition”)

 

Finance & Commerce

Phrases

• ana šīm gamrim (“for the full price”)
• tappûtam ittīya epuš! (“do business with me!”)

 

Vocabulary

• bīšum (“movable property”)
• nēmettum (“tax”)
• ḫarrānum (“trading capital”)
• ṣibtum (“interest”)