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Akkadian
Etymology
Cognate with Arabic تَنَفَّسَ (tanaffasa, “to breathe”) and Biblical Hebrew נָפַשׁ (nɔp̄áš, “to breathe”).
Pronunciation
Verb
napāšum (G, u, durative inappuš, perfect ittapuš, preterite ippuš, imperative upuš) (Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian)
- to breathe (freely), to relax
- to be wide, expand, be abundant
Conjugation
| Conjugation
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| Infinitive
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napāšum
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| Participle
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nāpišum
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| Adjective
|
napšum
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| Active
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Durative
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Perfect
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Preterite
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Imperative
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| 1.sg
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anappuš
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attapuš
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appuš
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luppuš
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| 2.sg
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m
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tanappuš
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tattapuš
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tappuš
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upuš
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| f
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tanappušī
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tattapšī
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tappušī
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upšī
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| 3.sg
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inappuš
|
ittapuš
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ippuš
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lippuš
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| 1.pl
|
ninappuš
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nittapuš
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nippuš
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i nippuš
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| 2.pl
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tanappušā
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tattapšā
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tappušā
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upšā
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| 3.pl
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m
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inappušū
|
ittapšū
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ippušū
|
lippušū
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| f
|
inappušā
|
ittapšā
|
ippušā
|
lippušā
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| This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.
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Cuneiform spellings
| Logograms
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Phonetic
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- 𒈾𒉺𒋗 (na-pa-šu)
- 𒈾𒉺𒋙 (na-pa-šu₂)
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References
- “napāšu A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011