nagāgu
REVIEW
Meanings:
to bray, bellow
Distribution: OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE), SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE)
Domain: Articulation
Grammar:
pos: v.Verbroot: nggI/n; II/gem (primae nūn, mediae geminatae) – a/ua/u class (Present a, Preterite u), u/uu/u class (Present u, Preterite u)stem: GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem), DD-stem (Doubled stem/Intensive)+
Etymology: Inherited Reflex of a variant root to ProtoSem. *nḥq (SEDo).
21. GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem)
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem) i tam-gu-ug kīma imēri KAR, 69 r. 6 “may she bray like a donkey”. G precative rather than Gtn, see Mayer in Or. 56, 197.
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem) šumma i-nam-gag Sakikkû XXII 50 “if he brays”. Corresponds to 61 in Heeßel 2000. new
12. DD-stem (Doubled stem/Intensive)
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) DD-stem (Doubled stem/Intensive) [ḫaš]êʾa? ša šūlu unnišu ú-n[ag-gi-gu?...] (∥ ⸢ú⸣-[n]ag-[gi-gu?...]) Ludlul III 10 eBL “my [lung]s(?), which phlegm had weakened (and) made [(me?)] br[ay(?) ...]”.
Discussion
Add. refs. for nagāgu Gtn are given in CAD M/1 s.v. magāgu mng. 3 (mitangugu).