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 Preterite Perfect Imperative
1.sg eṭên eṭēn eṭṭēn luṭēn
2.sg m teṭên teṭēn teṭṭēn ṭēn
f teṭennī teṭēnī teṭṭēnī ṭēnī
3.sg iṭên iṭēn iṭṭēn liṭēn
1.pl niṭên niṭēn niṭṭēn i niṭēn
2.pl teṭennā teṭēnā teṭṭēnā ṭēnā
3.pl m iṭennū iṭēnū iṭṭēnū liṭēnū
f iṭennā iṭēnā iṭṭēnā liṭēnā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms
  • ṭênu (non-mimated)
  • ṭeānu (Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒄯 (HAR, ARA₃)
  • 𒄯𒄯 (HAR.HAR, ARA₃.ARA₃)
  • 𒁲𒂊𒉡𒌝 (ṭe-e-nu-um)
  • 𒋼𒂊𒉡 (ṭe₄-e-nu)
  • 𒁲𒉌𒅎 (ṭe-ni-im) (genitive)
  • 𒋼𒂊𒉏 (ṭe₄-e-nim) (genitive)
  • 𒁲𒉏 (ṭe-nim) (genitive)
  • 𒋼𒉏 (ṭe₄-nim) (genitive)
  • 𒋼𒉌 (ṭe₄-ni) (genitive)

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