zanānum

zanānum

Akkadian

Root
z-n-n
1 term

𒊭𒈬𒌝 𒄿𒍝𒀭𒉡𒌦 (šamûm izannun)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• 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 ― ši-ni-šu ša-mu-um iz-nu-un /šinīšu šamûm iznun/ ― it rained twice

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 (1976), “zanānu(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag