List of words: A–Z
- A
- abāru (
Verb ) "to accuse; to surround; to denounce (a person)" - ana (
Preposition ) "to, for, in order to" - awīlam (
Noun form)Masculine Singular Accusative of awīlu "man" - awīlim (
Noun form)Masculine Singular Genitive of awīlu "man" - awīlu (
Noun )Masculine "man; social class of men" - awīlum (
Noun form)Masculine Singular Nominative of awīlu "man"
- abāru (
- B
- buru (
Noun ) "measurement for area; land area"
- buru (
- D
- dâku (
Verb ) "to kill; to beat, strike; to fight (each other)"
- dâku (
- E
- eli (
Preposition ) "against, on; more than" - elīšu (
Preposition form) of eli "against" + -šu "his" - entim (
Noun form)Feminine Singular Genitive of entu "high priestess" - entu (
Noun )Feminine "high priestess; woman; a class of women" - entum (
Noun form)Feminine Singular Nominative of entu "high priestess"
- eli (
- I
- iddâk (N-Stem
Durative Verb form)3rd Person Common Singular of dâku "to kill" - iddīma (G-Stem
Preterite Verb form)3rd Person Common Singular of nâdu "to lay down" + -ma "and" - ilkam (
Noun form)Masculine Singular Accusative of ilku "state service" - ilkim (
Noun form)Masculine Singular Genitive of ilku "state service" - ilku (
Noun )Masculine "state service; duty; work done for the state in exchange for land" - ilkum (
Noun form)Masculine Singular Nominative of ilku "state service" - ina (
Preposition ) "in, on, onto"
- iddâk (N-Stem
- K
- kânu (
Verb ) "to be firm; to provide proof; to convict; to establish" - kišpī (
Noun form)Masculine Plural Genitive–Accusative of kišpū "sorcery" - kišpū (
Noun )Masculine Plural Nominative "sorcery, witchcraft; evil; spell" - kur (
Noun form)Singular of kurru "measurement of capacity" - kurrī (
Noun form)Plural Genitive–Accusative of kur "measurement of capacity" - kurru (
Noun ) "measurement of capacity; unit of capacity;"
- kânu (
- L
- M
- -ma (enclitic
Particle ) "and; but; (used to stress single words)" - manā (
Noun form) of manû "mina (c. 480 grams / 1 pound)" - manû (
Noun ) "mina (c. 480 grams / 1 pound); unit of measurement for weight" - mubbiršu (
Verb form)Singular Nominative of mubbiru "accuser" + -šu "his" - mubbiru (
Verb form)Singular Nominative of abāru "to accuse" - mušaru (
Noun ) "measurement for surface area; land surface area" - muškēnam (
Noun form)Masculine Singular Accusative of muškēnu "commoner" - muškēnim (
Noun form)Masculine Singular Genitive of muškēnu "commoner" - muškēnu (
Noun )Masculine "commoner; worker; poor man" - muškēnum (
Noun form)Masculine Singular Nominative of muškēnu "commoner"
- -ma (enclitic
- N
- nadītu (
Noun )Feminine "temple priestess; childless woman; a class of women" - nadītum (
Noun form)Feminine Singular Nominative of nadītu "temple priestess" - nâdu (
Verb ) "to lay down, throw down; neglect" - nērtam (
Noun form)Singular Accusative of nērtu "murder" - nērtu (
Noun )Singular Nominative "murder; killing"
- nadītu (
- Š
- -šu (possessive suffix
Pronoun )3rd Person Masculine Singular Genitive–Accusative "his; him" - ša (relative
Particle ) "(introduces relative clause or epithet); who, whom; s/he who" - šiqlu (
Noun ) "shekel (1/60 mina); measurement for weight" - šugītam (
Noun form)Feminine Singular Accusative of šugītu "priestess" - šugītim (
Noun form)Feminine Singular Genitive of šugītu "priestess" - šugītu (
Noun )Feminine Singular Nominative "priestess; a class of women" - šugītum (
Noun form)Feminine Singular Nominative of šugītu "priestess" - šumma (conditional
Particle ) "if; whether"
- -šu (possessive suffix
- S
- U
Citation
Dedović, B. "A to Z - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 30 Jan. 2024, ehlaw.org/dictionary/atoz. [Accessed 6 Sep. 2024]
Dedović, B. (2024, January 30). A to Z - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/dictionary/atoz
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