zalag [SHINE] V/i (302x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. zalag; zalag₂; zalag-zalag; zalag₃; zalag₂-zalag₂; silig; sulug-sulug; za-la-ag; zal-ga; zalag₂^za-^lag; su-lu-ug; zal-la-ge "(to be) pure; (to be) bright, to shine; to make shine; to illuminate; (fire) light"

See igi saŋki zalag bar[look favorably]V/t, saŋki zalag bar[favor]V/t.

[1]	𒌓	zalag
[2]	𒂟	zalag₂
[3]	𒌓𒌓	zalag-zalag
[4]	𒈜	zalag₃
[5]	𒂟𒂟	zalag₂-zalag₂
[6]	𒍂	silig
[7]	𒈜𒈜	sulug-sulug
[8]	𒍝𒆷𒀝	za-la-ag
[9]	𒉌𒂵	zal-ga
[10]	𒂟𒍝𒋃	zalag₂^za-^lag
[11]	𒋢𒇻𒊌	su-lu-ug
[12]	𒉌𒆷𒄀	zal-la-ge
+	--ga=g+a (2x/1%); --ga=g.a (109x/36%); --ga=ga (2x/1%); --ge=g+e (8x/3%); --ge=g.e (22x/7%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			2		11	1	21	149	24	1
[2]					2		5	4	50	1
[3]						1		17
[4]								3	3
[5]								1	1
[6]								1
[7]									1
[8]								1
[9]								1
[10]									1
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95 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (2x/1%)

Old Akkadian (13x/4%)

Lagash II (2x/1%)

Ur III (26x/9%)

Old Babylonian (177x/59%)

Middle Assyrian (3x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (11x/4%)

Neo-Assyrian (48x/16%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/1%)

Hellenistic (16x/5%)

unknown (2x/1%)

Verbal prefixes:V; V.m; V.x.n; al; ba; ba.b; ba.n; ba.n.da; bi.n; ga.mu.e.da; ha.V.b; ha.V.na; ha.V.ra.b; ha.ba; ha.i.m; ha.mu.n; ha.mu.ni; mu; mu.e; mu.i; mu.n; mu.n.da; mu.n.ta; mu.na; mu.na.b; na.mu.n; nu; nu.V.n; u.mu.n.ta.

Senses:

1. (to be) pure

2. (to be) bright, to shine (294x/97%)

3. to make shine [V/t] (3x/1%)

4. to illuminate [V/t] (2x/1%)

5. (fire) light [N] (3x/1%)

Akk. ebbu; namāru; nûru.

Bibliography

[2006] M. Jaques, Vocabulaire des sentiments 20.

[1990] A. Alberti, NABU 1990/123.

Word ID: o0042502; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0042502; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)