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naṣārum

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Akkadian

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Root
n-ṣ-r
1 term

Etymology

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Compare Aramaic נְטַר (nəṭar, to watch, guard), Classical Syriac ܢܛܲܪ (nəṭar, to watch), Arabic نَظَرَ (naẓara, literally to watch), Biblical Hebrew נָצַר (nɔṣár, to keep, maintain).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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naṣārum (G, a-u, durative inaṣṣar, perfect ittaṣar, preterite iṣṣur, imperative iṣur) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. to watch over, protect
    𒌋 𒂟 𒍝𒁍𒌝 𒊭 𒀀𒁍𒌌𒆷𒁴 𒄿𒈾𒍝𒊒 𒌑𒌌 𒈠𒀜
    [ešeret ṣābum ša abullātim inaṣṣarū ul mād]
    10 ERIN₂ ṣa-bu-um ša a-bu-ul-la-tim i-na-ṣa-ru u₂-ul ma-ad
    Ten men who are to guard the main gate are not enough.

Conjugation

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Conjugation
Infinitive naṣārum
Participle nāṣirum
Adjective naṣrum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg anaṣṣar attaṣar aṣṣur luṣṣur
2.sg m tanaṣṣar tattaṣar taṣṣur uṣur
f tanaṣṣarī tattaṣrī taṣṣurī uṣrī
3.sg inaṣṣar ittaṣar iṣṣur liṣṣur
1.pl ninaṣṣar nittaṣar niṣṣur i niṣṣur
2.pl tanaṣṣarā tattaṣrā taṣṣurā uṣrā
3.pl m inaṣṣarū ittaṣrū iṣṣurū liṣṣurū
f inaṣṣarā ittaṣrā iṣṣurā liṣṣurā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

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Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒌶 (URU₃, ŠEŠ)
  • 𒉽 (PAB, PAP) (proper names)

References

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  • “naṣaru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “naṣaru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag