gamālum

Akkadian

Root
g-m-l
2 terms

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈmaː.lum/

Verb

gamālum (G, i, durative igammil, perfect igtamil, preterite igmil, imperative gimil, verbal adjective gamlum) (from Old Akkadian on)

1.  to do a favour, be obliging, perform a kind act, act so as to please

   𒄀𒅎𒆷𒀭𒉌 [gimlanni] ― gi-im-la-an-ni ― Please (do me a favour).

2. to spare, save

Alternative forms

• gamālu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒂵𒈠𒈝 (ga-ma-lum) 𒂵𒈠𒇻 (ga-ma-lu)

Related terms

• gimillum (“favour”)

References

• “gamālu”, 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) “gamālu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag