edēšum

Akkadian

Root
'-d-š
2 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḥdθ- (to be new). Cognate with Arabic حَدُثَ (ḥaduṯa, to be new) and Biblical Hebrew חִדֵּשׁ (ḥiddéš, to renew).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈdeː.ʃum/

Verb

edēšum (G, i, durative iddiš, perfect ītediš, preterite īdiš, imperative ediš) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. to be new, fresh, renewed

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive edēšum
Participle ēdišum
Adjective edšum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg eddiš ētediš ēdiš lūdiš
2.sg m teddiš tētediš tēdiš ediš
f teddišī tētedšī tēdišī edšī
3.sg iddiš ītediš īdiš līdiš
1.pl niddiš nītediš nīdiš i nīdiš
2.pl teddišā tētedšā tēdišā edšā
3.pl m iddišū ītedšū īdišū līdišū
f iddišā ītedšā īdišā līdišā

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

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒂊𒁲𒋗 (e-de-šu)

References

  • “edēšu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011