VerbStem: verb stem
In Akkadian, various verbal stems are used to indicate whether a verb has, for example, a basic (G), factitive (D), causative (Š), reflexive, or passive (both N) meaning. However, in general, the above-mentioned division is only a rough simplification, and the meanings are widely lexicalized. RIAO includes the following stems and their infixed (-t- and -tan-) extensions: G/Gt/Gtn, D/Dt, N/Ntn and Š/Št/Štn.
D: D
The D stem.
Examples
- tīlu labēru unakkir “I removed the old ruin hill.”
Dt: Dt
The Dt stem.
Examples
- šutarruhūtišu uštarrih “He had himself exalted.”
G: G
The G stem.
Examples
- arṣip “I built”
- iplah “He become afraid”
Gt: Gt
The Gt stem.
Examples
- ittešunu amdahhiṣ “I fought with them.”
Gtn: Gtn
The Gtn stem.
Examples
- attallak-ma “I marched (over and over) and …”
N: N
The N stem.
Examples
- ana gipiš ummānātišunu ittaklū “They trusted in the massiveness of their troops.”
Ntn: Ntn
The Ntn stem.
Examples
- šadâni dannūte ittatabalkitu “(who) was constantly traversing the mighty mountains.”
S: S
The Š stem.
Examples
- Sin u Šamaš ana libbi ušērib “I brought inside the gods Sîn and Šamaš.”
St: St
The Št stem.
Examples
- tamētu šiṭriya lā uštennû “(who) does not alter the ordinances of my text.”
Stn: Stn
Examples
- šarrāni uštanapšaqū “Kings are in constant distress.”
VerbStem in other languages: [akk]