nâḫum

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Akkadian

Root
n-w-ḫ
1 term

Pronunciation

Verb

nâḫum (G, a-u, durative inâḫ, perfect ittūḫ, preterite inūḫ, imperative nūḫ) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. to rest, take a rest
  2. (stative) to be at rest, slow, still, peaceful, pacified

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References

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