niālum

Akkadian

Root
n-y-l
2 terms

Etymology

Compare Biblical Hebrew לָן (lɔn, “to stay overnight”), from the root ל־י־ן, probably denominated from לַיִל (láyil, “night”) with dissimilation of ל to ן.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /niˈaː.lum/

Verb

niālum (G, i, durative inīal, perfect ittīl, preterite inīl, imperative nīl) (from Old Akkadian on)

1.  to lie down

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive		niālum
Participle		nāilum
Adjective		nīlum
Active		Durative	Perfect	Preterite	Imperative
1.sg		anīal	attīl	anīl	lunīl
2.sg	m	tanīal	tattīl	tanīl	nīl
	f	tanillī	tattīlī	tanīlī	nīlī
3.sg		inīal	ittīl	inīl	linīl
1.pl		ninīal	nittīl	ninīl	i ninīl
2.pl		tanillā	tattīlā	tanīlā	nīlā
3.pl	m	inillū	ittīlū	inīlū	linīlū
	f	inillā	ittīlā	inīlā	linīlā

This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

• niālu (non-mimated)
• nâlum, nâlu

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒈿 (NA₂) 𒆠𒈿 (KI.NA₂)	𒈾𒀀𒇻 (na-a-lu)

References

• “nâlu”, 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) “nâlu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
• Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, page 611