kabātum

Akkadian
Root
k-b-t
3 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic, cognate with Arabic كَبَّدَ‎ (kabbada, “to place a weight or burden on”) and Biblical Hebrew כָּבֵד‎ (kɔḇéḏ, “to be heavy; to be honoured”).

Pronunciation

Verb

kabātum (G, i, durative ikabbit, perfect iktabit, preterite ikbit, imperative kibit)

  1. to be/become heavy, fat
  2. to be/become important, honoured
  3. to be/become difficult, painful

Conjugation
Conjugation
Infinitive kabātum
Participle kābitum
Adjective kabtum
Active Durative Preterite Perfect Imperative
1.sg akabbit akbit aktabit lukbit
2.sg m takabbit takbit taktabit kibit
f takabbitī takbitī taktabtī kibtī
3.sg ikabbit ikbit iktabit likbit
1.pl nikabbit nikbit niktabit i nikbit
2.pl takabbitā takbitā taktabtā kibtā
3.pl m ikabbitū ikbitū iktabtū likbitū
f ikabbitā ikbitā iktabtā likbitā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms
  • kabātu (non-mimated)
  • kabādu (Neo-Assyrian)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒅗𒁀𒌈 (ka-ba-tum)
  • 𒅗𒁀𒌓 (ka-ba-tu₂)

References
  • “kabatu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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