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Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *zamar- (“to make music”). Cognate with Arabic زَمَرَ (zamara, “to play a reed instrument”) and Biblical Hebrew זִמֵּר (zimmer, “to sing”).
Pronunciation
Verb
zamārum (class u)
- to sing (with or without instrumental accompaniment)
Conjugation
| Conjugation
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| Infinitive
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zamārum
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| Participle
|
zāmirum
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| Adjective
|
zamrum
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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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azammur
|
azzamur
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azmur
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luzmur
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| 2.sg
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m
|
tazammur
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tazzamur
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tazmur
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zumur
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| f
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tazammurī
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tazzamrī
|
tazmurī
|
zumrī
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| 3.sg
|
izammur
|
izzamur
|
izmur
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lizmur
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| 1.pl
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nizammur
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nizzamur
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nizmur
|
i nizmur
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| 2.pl
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tazammurā
|
tazzamrā
|
tazmurā
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zumrā
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| 3.pl
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m
|
izammurū
|
izzamrū
|
izmurū
|
lizmurū
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| f
|
izammurā
|
izzamrā
|
izmurā
|
lizmurā
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| This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.
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References
- “zamāru A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011