NounBase: base of noun
Depending on its immediate environment, the “status” of a noun or a noun-like word (i.e., its morphological form) varies in Akkadian. RIAO distinguishes between bound, free, suffixal, and terminal forms.
Free: free
Also known as the status rectus.
Examples
- šarru “king”
Bound: bound
Bound, or construct form, also known as the status constructus.
Examples
- šar māt Aššur “king of Assyria” </b>_
Suffixal: suffixal
Suffixal, i.e. a form to which a pronominal suffix is attached.
Examples
- ēkalli-ya “my palace”
Terminal: terminal
Terminal, or the status absolutus, in units of measure.
Examples
- 2 bilat kaspī/annakī “two talents of silver/tin”
NounBase in other languages: [akk]