balāṭum

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Akkadian

Root
b-l-ṭ
1 term

Pronunciation

Noun

balāṭum m (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. life, vigor, good health
  2. life, lifetime

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Verb

balāṭum (G, u, durative iballuṭ, perfect ibtaluṭ, preterite ibluṭ, imperative buluṭ) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. to live, be alive, be healthy
    𒁍𒇻𒌓 𒁮𒆠𒅖 [buluṭ damqiš] ― bu-lu-uṭ dam-qi₂-iš ― Live in good health! (greeting formula)
  2. to get well, recover

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive balāṭum
Participle bāliṭum
Adjective balṭum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg aballuṭ abtaluṭ abluṭ lubluṭ
2.sg m taballuṭ tabtaluṭ tabluṭ buluṭ
f taballuṭī tabtalṭī tabluṭī bulṭī
3.sg iballuṭ ibtaluṭ ibluṭ libluṭ
1.pl niballuṭ nibtaluṭ nibluṭ i nibluṭ
2.pl taballuṭā tabtalṭā tabluṭā bulṭā
3.pl m iballuṭū ibtalṭū ibluṭū libluṭū
f iballuṭā ibtalṭā ibluṭā libluṭā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

References

  • “balāṭu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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