Chapter Akkadian Language, section Akkadian Grammar,
subsection The Verb,
This is subsubsection Akkadian weak verbs

The Akkadian weak verb

  1. Division of weak verbs,
  2. verbs III weak,
  3. verbs II weak,
  4. verbs I weak, Aleph, J, N,
  5. verbs I weak, W,
  6. verbs double weak,
  7. irregular verbs ,

Division of weak verbs


verbs III weak


verbs II weak


verbs I weak, Aleph, J, N

Verbs with inital Aleph, a-group
G Gt Gtn
present ikkal,takkal ïtappal ïtanakkal
preterite ïkul,täkul ïtapal ïtakkal
perfect ïtakal *ïtatpal ïtatakkal
participle äkilu mütaplum *mütakkilu
imperative akul athaz atakkal
infinitive akälu athuzu atakkulu
verbal adjective aklum *athuzu *atakkulu
stative akil *athuz *atakku

D Dt Dtn
present uhhaz ütahhaz *ütanahhaz
preterite uhhiz ütahhiz ütahhiz
perfect ütahhiz ütatahhiz *ütatahhiz
participle muhhizu mütahhizu mütahhizu
imperative uhhiz *utahhiz utahhiz
infinitive uhhuzu utahhuzu utahhuzu
verbal adjective uhhuzu --- ---
stative uhhuz --- *utahhuzu

t tn
present uakkal utakkal utanakkal
preterite uäkil utäkil utakkil
perfect utäkil utatäkil *utakkil
participle muäkilu mutäkilu mutakkilu
imperative ükil utäkil utakkil
infinitive ükulu utäkulu utakkulu
verbal adjective ükulu *utäkulu *utakkulu
stative ükul utäkul utakkul

N Ntn
present innahhaz ittanahhaz
preterite innahiz ittanhaz
perfect ittanhaz ---
participle munnahzu ---
imperative nanhiz ---
infinitive nanhuzu ---
verbal adjective nanhuzu ---
stative nanhuz ---

Verbs with inital Aleph, e-group
G Gt Gtn
present ippe ïterrub ïteneppe
preterite ïpu ïterub ïteppe
perfect ïtepe *ïteterub *ïteteppe
participle ëpiu --- müteppiu
imperative epu etrub *eteppe
infinitive epëu *etrubu iteppuu
verbal adjective epu --- ---
stative epi *etrub *eteppu
D N
present uppa ueppe inneppe
preterite uppi uëpi innepi
perfect üteppi utëpi *ittenpe
participle muppiu muëpiu munnepu
imperative uppi üpi ---
infinitive uppuu üpuu *nenpuu
verbal adjective uppuu üpuu ---
stative uppu üpu ---
complete conjugation of all tenses
Present Preterite Perfect
3rd sg. irrub ïrub ïterub
2nd sg.m. terrub tërub tëterub
2nd sg.f. terrubï tërubï tëterbï
1st sg.m. errub ërub ëterub
3rd pl.m. irrubü ïrubü ïterbü
3rd pl.f. irrubä ïrubä ïterbä
2nd pl. terrubä tërubä tëterbä
1st pl. nirrub nïrub nïterub

paradigm for naqäru, verbs initial N:
G Gt D
present inaqqar ittaqqar unaqqar
preterite iqqur ittaqar unaqqer
perfect ittaqar ittatqar uttaqqer
participle näqiru muttaqru munaqqiru
imperative uqur itqar nuqqer
infinitive naqäru itquru nuqquru
verbal adjective naqru *itquru nuqquru
stative naqer *itqur nuqqur

N
present uaqqar innaqqar
preterite uaqqer innaqer
perfect utaqqer ittanqar
participle muaqqiru munnaqru
imperative uqqer naqqer
infinitive uqquru nanquru
verbal adjective uqquru nanquru
stative uqqur nanqur


verbs I weak, W


verbs double weak


irregular verbs

Forms of aläku `to go' are irregular
G Gt Gtn
present illak ittallak ittanallak
preterite illik ittalak ittallak
perfect ittalak ittatlak ittatallak
imperative alik atlak ---


Chapter Akkadian Language, section Akkadian Grammar,
subsection Akkadian Verb,
This is subsubsection The weak verb

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