kašādum

Akkadian

Root
k-š-d
2 terms

Etymology

Compare Ugaritic 𐎋𐎌𐎄 (kšd, to search, reach) and perhaps Arabic قَصَدَ (qasada, to intend, move towards).

Pronunciation

Verb

kašādum (G, a-u, durative ikaššad, perfect iktašad, preterite ikšud, imperative kušud) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. (ana with accusative) to arrive at (a place), reach
    𒀀𒈾 𒌓𒌋𒄰 𒅗𒀸𒁕𒆠
    [ana ešeret ūmī kašdaki]
    a-na UD.10.KAM ka-aš-da-ki
    Within ten days I will be with you (f)
  2. to achieve, accomplish, get, complete
  3. to conquer, defeat

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive kašādum
Participle kāšidum
Adjective kašdum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg akaššad aktašad akšud lukšud
2.sg m takaššad taktašad takšud kušud
f takaššadī taktašdī takšudī kušdī
3.sg ikaššad iktašad ikšud likšud
1.pl nikaššad niktašad nikšud i nikšud
2.pl takaššadā taktašdā takšudā kušdā
3.pl m ikaššadū iktašdū ikšudū likšudū
f ikaššadā iktašdā ikšudā likšudā

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

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒅗𒊭𒁺𒌝 (ka-ša-du-um)
  • 𒅗𒊭𒀀𒁺 (ka-ša-a-du)
  • 𒅗𒊭𒁺 (ka-ša-du)
  • 𒅗𒃻𒁺 (ka-ša₂-du)