ṣabātum

Akkadian
Root
ṣ-b-t
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṣbṭ- (“to seize, take hold of, catch”). Compare Arabic ضَبَطَ (ḍabaṭa, “to take, hold”) and Biblical Hebrew צָבַט (ṣɔḇáṭ, “to reach, hold”).

Pronunciation

Verb

ṣabātum (class a) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. to seize, take hold of, arrest, capture

Conjugation
Conjugation
Infinitive ṣabātum
Participle ṣābitum
Adjective ṣabtum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg aṣabbat aṣṣabat aṣbat luṣbat
2.sg m taṣabbat taṣṣabat taṣbat ṣabat
f taṣabbatī taṣṣabtī taṣbatī ṣabtī
3.sg iṣabbat iṣṣabat iṣbat liṣbat
1.pl niṣabbat niṣṣabat niṣbat i niṣbat
2.pl taṣabbatā taṣṣabtā taṣbatā ṣabtā
3.pl m iṣabbatū iṣṣabtū iṣbatū liṣbatū
f iṣabbatā iṣṣabtā iṣbatā liṣbatā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒍝𒁀𒌈 (ṣa-ba-tum)
  • pānam ṣabātum (“to lead”)
  • ṭēmam ṣabātum (“to take action”)

References
  • “ṣabātu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns
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