zanānum

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Akkadian

Root
z-n-n
1 term
𒊭𒈬𒌝 𒄿𒍝𒀭𒉡𒌦 (šamûm izannun)

Etymology

Compare Biblical Hebrew זֶרֶם (zɛ́rɛm, “rain-storm”).

Pronunciation

Verb

zanānum (G, u, durative izannun, perfect izzanun, preterite iznun, imperative zunun) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. to rain
    𒅆𒉌𒋗 𒊭𒈬𒌝 𒄑𒉡𒌦 [šinīšu šamûm iznun] ― ši-ni-šu ša-mu-um iz-nu-un ― it rained twice
    𒌓𒈬𒌝 𒋙𒈠 𒊭𒈬𒌑𒌝 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒍝𒉡𒌦
    [ūmum irrupma šamûm ul izannun]
    UD-mu-um ŠU₂-ma ša-mu-u₂-um u₂-ul i-za-nu-un
    It will be cloudy, but it won't rain.

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive zanānum
Participle zāninum
Adjective zannum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg azannun azzanun aznun luznun
2.sg m tazannun tazzanun taznun zunun
f tazannunī tazzannī taznunī zunnī
3.sg izannun izzanun iznun liznun
1.pl nizannun nizzanun niznun i niznun
2.pl tazannunā tazzannā taznunā zunnā
3.pl m izannunū izzannū iznunū liznunū
f izannunā izzannā iznunā liznunā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

References

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