zamārum

Akkadian

Root
z-m-r
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *zamar- (“to make music”). Cognate with Arabic زَمَرَ (zamara, “to play a reed instrument”) and Biblical Hebrew זִמֵּר (zimmer, “to sing”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /zaˈmaː.rum/

Verb

zamārum (class u)

1. to sing (with or without instrumental accompaniment)

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive		zamārum
Participle		zāmirum
Adjective		zamrum
Active		Durative	Perfect	Preterite	Imperative
1.sg		azammur	azzamur	azmur	luzmur
2.sg	m	tazammur	tazzamur	tazmur	zumur
	f	tazammurī	tazzamrī	tazmurī	zumrī
3.sg		izammur	izzamur	izmur	lizmur
1.pl		nizammur	nizzamur	nizmur	i nizmur
2.pl		tazammurā	tazzamrā	tazmurā	zumrā
3.pl	m	izammurū	izzamrū	izmurū	lizmurū
	f	izammurā	izzamrā	izmurā	lizmurā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

• zamāru (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒂡 (ŠIR₃) 𒌇 (DU₁₂)	𒍝𒈠𒊒𒌝 (za-ma-ru-um)

References

• “zamāru A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011