šâmu
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Meanings:
to buy
de:German: Deutsch kaufen
fr:French: Français acheter
ar:Arabic: العربية اشترى
Domain: Trade and finance
Grammar:
pos: v.Verbroot: šʾmII/ʾ (mediae ʾaleph) – a/aa/a class (Present a, Preterite a)stem: DD-stem (Doubled stem/Intensive)+
1D
OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) tamkārū GN ana nawîm illikūnimma immerī ú-ša-a-mu ARM 34, 189: 21 “the merchants of GN went to the steppe; they want to buy sheep”. new