menûm

Akkadian

Root
m-n-y
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *mny-. Cognate with Arabic مَنِيّ (maniyy, “ejaculation, sperm”).

Pronunciation

Verb

menûm (G, i, durative imenne, perfect imtene, preterite imne, imperative mene) (Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian)

  1. to love, be fond of
    Synonym: râmum

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive menûm
Participle mēnûm
Adjective menûm
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg emenne emtene emne lumne
2.sg m temenne temtene temne mene
f temennî temtenî temnî menî
3.sg imenne imtene imne limne
1.pl nimenne nimtene nimne i nimne
2.pl temenneā temteneā temneā meneā
3.pl m imennû imtenû imnû limnû
f imenneā imteneā imneā limneā

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

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒈪𒉡𒌑 (mi-nu-u₂)

References

  • “menû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], volume 10, M, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977
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