ṣamādum

Akkadian
Root
ṣ-m-d
2 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṣ̂amad- (“to yoke, harness”). Cognate with Arabic ضَمَدَ‎ (ḍamada) and Biblical Hebrew צָמַד‎ (ṣɔmáḏ).

Pronunciation

Verb

ṣamādum (G, i, durative iṣammid, perfect iṣṣamid, preterite iṣmid, imperative ṣimid) (Babylonian, Boghazkeui)

  1. to yoke, harness, tie, attach
  2. to make ready, prepare
    𒐊 𒂅 𒆬𒌓 𒇻𒊻𒈪𒁕𒄠𒈠 𒀀𒈾 𒂗𒅀 𒅗𒀀𒋫 𒇻𒊭𒁉𒆷𒄠
    5 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR lu-uṣ-mi-da-am-ma a-na EN-ya ka-a-ta lu-ša-bi-la-am
    /ḫamšat šiqil kaspam luṣmidam-ma ana bēlīya kâta lušābilam/
    I will prepare five shekels of silver and send them to you, my lord.

Conjugation
Conjugation
Infinitive ṣamādum
Participle ṣāmidum
Adjective ṣamdum
Active Durative Preterite Perfect Imperative
1.sg aṣammid aṣmid aṣṣamid luṣmid
2.sg m taṣammid taṣmid taṣṣamid ṣimid
f taṣammidī taṣmidī taṣṣamdī ṣimdī
3.sg iṣammid iṣmid iṣṣamid liṣmid
1.pl niṣammid niṣmid niṣṣamid i niṣmid
2.pl taṣammidā taṣmidā taṣṣamdā ṣimdā
3.pl m iṣammidū iṣmidū iṣṣamdū liṣmidū
f iṣammidā iṣmidā iṣṣamdā liṣmidā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms
  • ṣamādu (non-mimated), ṣemēdu (Neo-Babylonian)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒍝𒈠𒁺 (ṣa-ma-du)
  • 𒍝𒈠𒀀𒁺 (ṣa-ma-a-du)
  • 𒍝𒈠𒁕𒄠 (ṣa-ma-da-am) (accusative)
  • 𒍝𒈠𒁲𒅎 (ṣa-ma-di-im) (genitive)

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