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

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

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 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