ṣabātum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From Proto-Semitic *ṣbṭ- (“to seize, take hold of, catch”). Compare Arabic ضَبَطَ (ḍabaṭa, “to take, hold”) and Biblical Hebrew צָבַט (ṣɔḇáṭ, “to reach, hold”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sˤaˈbaː.tum/ === Verb === ṣabātum (class a) (from Old Akkadian on) to seize, take hold of, arrest, capture ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== ṣabātu (non-mimated) ==== Related terms ==== === References === “ṣabātu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011 Huehnergard, John (2011), A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns