ṭênum

Akkadian

Root
ṭ-'-n
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṭaḥan- (to grind). Cognate with Arabic طَحَنَ (ṭaḥana) and Biblical Hebrew טָחַן (ṭɔḥán).

Pronunciation

Verb

ṭênum (G, e, durative iṭên, perfect iṭṭēn, preterite iṭēn, imperative ṭēn) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. to grind

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive ṭênum
Participle ṭēinum
Adjective ṭēnum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg eṭên eṭṭēn eṭēn luṭēn
2.sg m teṭên teṭṭēn teṭēn ṭēn
f teṭennī teṭṭēnī teṭēnī ṭēnī
3.sg iṭên iṭṭēn iṭēn liṭēn
1.pl niṭên niṭṭēn niṭēn i niṭēn
2.pl teṭennā teṭṭēnā teṭēnā ṭēnā
3.pl m iṭennū iṭṭēnū iṭēnū liṭēnū
f iṭennā iṭṭēnā iṭēnā liṭēnā

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

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒄯 (HAR, ARA₃)
  • 𒄯𒄯 (HAR.HAR, ARA₃.ARA₃)
  • 𒁲𒂊𒉡𒌝 (ṭe-e-nu-um)
  • 𒋼𒂊𒉡 (ṭe₄-e-nu)
  • (genitive) 𒁲𒉌𒅎 (ṭe-ni-im)
  • (genitive) 𒋼𒂊𒉏 (ṭe₄-e-nim)
  • (genitive) 𒁲𒉏 (ṭe-nim)
  • (genitive) 𒋼𒉏 (ṭe₄-nim)
  • (genitive) 𒋼𒉌 (ṭe₄-ni)

References