niālum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === Compare Biblical Hebrew לָן (lɔn, “to stay overnight”), from the root ל־י־ן, probably denominated from לַיִל (láyil, “night”) with dissimilation of ל to ן. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /niˈaː.lum/ === Verb === niālum (G, i, durative inīal, perfect ittīl, preterite inīl, imperative nīl) (from Old Akkadian on) to lie down ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== niālu (non-mimated) nâlum, nâlu === References === “nâlu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011 Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “nâlu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library Huehnergard, John (2011), A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, page 611