nadānum

Akkadian

Root
n-d-n
2 terms

Etymology

Compare Hebrew נָתַן (nɔṯán, “to give”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /naˈdaː.num/

Verb

nadānum (G, i, durative inaddin, perfect ittadin, preterite iddin, imperative idin)

1. to give, grant

   𒀀𒈾 𒆬𒌓 𒈾𒁕𒉡𒌝 [ana kaspim nadānum] ― a-na KUG.BABBAR na-da-nu-um ― to sell (literally, “to give for silver/money”)

2. to hand over, deliver, transfer
3. to set, assign
4. to allow

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive		nadānum
Participle		nādinum
Adjective		nadnum
Active		Durative	Perfect	Preterite	Imperative
1.sg		anaddin	attadin	addin	luddin
2.sg	m	tanaddin	tattadin	taddin	idin
	f	tanaddinī	tattadnī	taddinī	idnī
3.sg		inaddin	ittadin	iddin	liddin
1.pl		ninaddin	nittadin	niddin	i niddin
2.pl		tanaddinā	tattadnā	taddinā	idnā
3.pl	m	inaddinū	ittadnū	iddinū	liddinū
	f	inaddinā	ittadnā	iddinā	liddinā

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

Alternative forms

• nadānu (non-mimated)
• tadānum, tadānu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒋧 (SUM) (rarely/in personal names) 𒈬 (MU) (in personal names) 𒀸 (AŠ)	𒈾𒁕𒉡𒌝 (na-da-nu-um)