ṣalālum

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Akkadian

Root
ṣ-l-l
1 term

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

Verb

ṣalālum (G, a, durative iṣallal, perfect iṣtalal, preterite iṣlal, imperative ṣilal)

  1. to lie down, sleep, be at rest, be still, be peaceful, lie still
  2. (transferred sense) to lie with (sexually)

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive ṣalālum
Participle ṣālilum
Adjective ṣallum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg aṣallal aṣṣalal aṣlal luṣlal
2.sg m taṣallal taṣṣalal taṣlal ṣalal
f taṣallalī taṣṣallī taṣlalī ṣallī
3.sg iṣallal iṣṣalal iṣlal liṣlal
1.pl niṣallal niṣṣalal niṣlal i niṣlal
2.pl taṣallalā taṣṣallā taṣlalā ṣallā
3.pl m iṣallalū iṣṣallū iṣlalū liṣlalū
f iṣallalā iṣṣallā iṣlalā liṣlalā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

References

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