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Akkadian
Etymology
Compare Biblical Hebrew לָן (lɔn, “to stay overnight”), from the root ל־י־ן, probably denominated from לַיִל (láyil, “night”) with dissimilation of ל to ן.
Pronunciation
Verb
niālum (G, i, durative inīal, perfect ittīl, preterite inīl, imperative nīl) (from Old Akkadian on)
- to lie down
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References
- “nâlu”, 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) “nâlu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
- Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, page 611