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”)

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