kašādum

Akkadian

Root
k-š-d
2 terms

Etymology

Compare Ugaritic 𐎋𐎌𐎄 (kšd, “to search, reach”) and perhaps Arabic قَصَدَ (qasada, “to intend, move towards”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /kaˈʃaː.dum/

Verb

kašādum (G, a-u, durative ikaššad, perfect iktašad, preterite ikšud, imperative kušud, verbal adjective kašdum) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. (ana with accusative) to arrive at (a place), reach

   𒀀𒈾 𒌓𒌋𒄰 𒅗𒀸𒁕𒆠

   [ana ešeret ūmī kašdaki]

   a-na UD.10.KAM ka-aš-da-ki

   Within ten days I will be with you (f)

2. to achieve, accomplish, get, complete
3. to conquer, defeat

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive		kašādum
Participle		kāšidum
Adjective		kašdum
Active		Durative	Perfect	Preterite	Imperative
1.sg		akaššad	aktašad	akšud	lukšud
2.sg	m	takaššad	taktašad	takšud	kušud
	f	takaššadī	taktašdī	takšudī	kušdī
3.sg		ikaššad	iktašad	ikšud	likšud
1.pl		nikaššad	niktašad	nikšud	i nikšud
2.pl		takaššadā	taktašdā	takšudā	kušdā
3.pl	m	ikaššadū	iktašdū	ikšudū	likšudū
	f	ikaššadā	iktašdā	ikšudā	likšudā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

• kašādu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒆳 (KUR)	𒅗𒊭𒁺𒌝 (ka-ša-du-um) 𒅗𒊭𒀀𒁺 (ka-ša-a-du) 𒅗𒊭𒁺 (ka-ša-du) 𒅗𒃻𒁺 (ka-ša₂-du)