napāšum

Akkadian

Root
n-p-š
2 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic تَنَفَّسَ (tanaffasa‬‬, “to breathe”) and Biblical Hebrew נָפַשׁ (nɔp̄áš, “to breathe”).

Pronunciation

Verb

napāšum (G, u, durative inappuš, perfect ittapuš, preterite ippuš, imperative upuš) (Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian)

  1. to breathe (freely), to relax
  2. to be wide, expand, be abundant

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive napāšum
Participle nāpišum
Adjective napšum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg anappuš attapuš appuš luppuš
2.sg m tanappuš tattapuš tappuš upuš
f tanappušī tattapšī tappušī upšī
3.sg inappuš ittapuš ippuš lippuš
1.pl ninappuš nittapuš nippuš i nippuš
2.pl tanappušā tattapšā tappušā upšā
3.pl m inappušū ittapšū ippušū lippušū
f inappušā ittapšā ippušā lippušā

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

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈾𒉺𒋗 (na-pa-šu)
  • 𒈾𒉺𒋙 (na-pa-šu₂)

References

  • “napāšu A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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