niālum

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Akkadian

Root
n-y-l
2 terms

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)

  1. to lie down

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive niālum
Participle nāilum
Adjective nīlum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg anīal attīl anīl lunīl
2.sg m tanīal tattīl tanīl nīl
f tanillī tattīlī tanīlī nīlī
3.sg inīal ittīl inīl linīl
1.pl ninīal nittīl ninīl i ninīl
2.pl tanillā tattīlā tanīlā nīlā
3.pl m inillū ittīlū inīlū linīlū
f inillā ittīlā inīlā linīlā

This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈾𒀀𒇻 (na-a-lu)

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, via the electronic Babylonian Library
  • Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, page 611
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