zanānum

Akkadian

Root
z-n-n
1 term

Etymology

Compare Biblical Hebrew זֶרֶם (zɛ́rɛm, “rain-storm”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /zaˈnaː.num/

Verb

zanānum (G, u, durative izannun, perfect izzanun, preterite iznun, imperative zunun) (from Old Babylonian on)

1. to rain

   𒅆𒉌𒋗 𒊭𒈬𒌝 𒄑𒉡𒌦 [šinīšu šamûm iznun] ― ši-ni-šu ša-mu-um iz-nu-un ― it rained twice

   𒌓𒈬𒌝 𒋙𒈠 𒊭𒈬𒌑𒌝 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒍝𒉡𒌦

   [ūmum irrupma šamûm ul izannun]

   UD-mu-um ŠU₂-ma ša-mu-u₂-um u₂-ul i-za-nu-un

   It will be cloudy, but it won't rain.

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive		zanānum
Participle		zāninum
Adjective		zannum
Active		Durative	Perfect	Preterite	Imperative
1.sg		azannun	azzanun	aznun	luznun
2.sg	m	tazannun	tazzanun	taznun	zunun
	f	tazannunī	tazzannī	taznunī	zunnī
3.sg		izannun	izzanun	iznun	liznun
1.pl		nizannun	nizzanun	niznun	i niznun
2.pl		tazannunā	tazzannā	taznunā	zunnā
3.pl	m	izannunū	izzannū	iznunū	liznunū
	f	izannunā	izzannā	iznunā	liznunā

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

Alternative forms

• zanānu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒋩 (ŠUR)	𒍝𒈾𒉡𒌝 (za-na-nu-um) 𒍝𒈾𒉡 (za-na-nu)

References

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