šalāmum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === Compare Arabic سَلِمَ (salima, “to be safe”) and Biblical Hebrew שָׁלֵם (šɔlém, “to be sound, complete”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃaˈlaː.mum/ === Noun === šalāmum m (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on) health, physical well-being 𒊭𒆷𒄠𒅗 𒀀𒈾 𒁕𒊑𒀀𒁴 𒀭𒀫𒌓 𒇷𒅅𒁉 [šalāmka ana dāriātim Marduk liqbi] ― ša-la-am-ka a-na da-ri-a-tim dAMAR.UTU li-iq-bi ― May Marduk command your wellness forever. welfare (of country, city, etc.) truth, correct behaviour === Verb === šalāmum (G, i, durative išallim, perfect ištalim, preterite išlim, imperative šilim) (from Old Akkadian on) to be(come) healthy, well, intact, in good condition, safe to receive full payment, obtain financial satisfaction to succeed, prosper to be(come) favorable to complete ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== šalāmu (non-mimated) === References === “šalāmu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[2], volume 17, Š, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1989 Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “šalāmu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library