naṣārum

Akkadian

Root
n-ṣ-r
1 term

Etymology

Compare Aramaic נְטַר (nəṭar, to watch, guard), Classical Syriac ܢܛܲܪ (nəṭar, to watch), Arabic نَظَرَ (naẓara, literally to watch), Biblical Hebrew נָצַר (nɔṣár, to keep, maintain).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naˈsˤaː.rum/

Verb

naṣārum (G, a-u, durative inaṣṣar, perfect ittaṣar, preterite iṣṣur, imperative iṣur) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. to watch over, protect
    𒌋 𒂟 𒍝𒁍𒌝 𒊭 𒀀𒁍𒌌𒆷𒁴 𒄿𒈾𒍝𒊒 𒌑𒌌 𒈠𒀜
    [ešeret ṣābum ša abullātim inaṣṣarū ul mād]
    10 ERIN₂ ṣa-bu-um ša a-bu-ul-la-tim i-na-ṣa-ru u₂-ul ma-ad
    Ten men who are to guard the main gate are not enough.

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive naṣārum
Participle nāṣirum
Adjective naṣrum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg anaṣṣar attaṣar aṣṣur luṣṣur
2.sg m tanaṣṣar tattaṣar taṣṣur uṣur
f tanaṣṣarī tattaṣrī taṣṣurī uṣrī
3.sg inaṣṣar ittaṣar iṣṣur liṣṣur
1.pl ninaṣṣar nittaṣar niṣṣur i niṣṣur
2.pl tanaṣṣarā tattaṣrā taṣṣurā uṣrā
3.pl m inaṣṣarū ittaṣrū iṣṣurū liṣṣurū
f inaṣṣarā ittaṣrā iṣṣurā liṣṣurā

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

Alternative forms

  • (non-mimated) naṣaru
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒌶 (URU₃, ŠEŠ)
  • (proper names) 𒉽 (PAB, PAP)
  • 𒈾𒍝𒀸 (na-ṣa-rum)
  • 𒈾𒍝𒊒 (na-ṣa-ru)

References