ṭênum

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Akkadian

Root
ṭ-'-n
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṭaḥan- (“to grind”). Cognate with Arabic طَحَنَ (ṭaḥana) and Biblical Hebrew טָחַן (ṭɔḥán).

Pronunciation

Verb

ṭênum (G, e, durative iṭên, perfect iṭṭēn, preterite iṭēn, imperative ṭēn) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. to grind

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive ṭênum
Participle ṭēinum
Adjective ṭēnum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg eṭên eṭṭēn eṭēn luṭēn
2.sg m teṭên teṭṭēn teṭēn ṭēn
f teṭennī teṭṭēnī teṭēnī ṭēnī
3.sg iṭên iṭṭēn iṭēn liṭēn
1.pl niṭên niṭṭēn niṭēn i niṭēn
2.pl teṭennā teṭṭēnā teṭēnā ṭēnā
3.pl m iṭennū iṭṭēnū iṭēnū liṭēnū
f iṭennā iṭṭēnā iṭēnā liṭēnā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

References

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