le ' û  ( ; ; [ZU : ] ; in proper names also : [DA : ] / [Á.GÁL : ])

1) to be able , can , to be powerful ; 2) after or occasionally before an infinitive : to be able to do something / can do something ; ebēram ul il ' û : they were unable to cross ; 3) before a noun : to be able / competent , to master , to have a good command of a subject , to have mastery of a subject ; 4) : king, deity : kī ša ila ' ' ûni : as he chooses , as he wishes , as he pleases ; 5) to be more powerful than somebody =accusative , to overpower / have the upper hand over / prevail over accusative , to subjugate / conquer ; ina ile ' ' išunūti : he defeated them at the lawsuit ; Š : to give power to , to empower , to authorize / to commission , to mandate , to depute (?) ;

Cf. mal ' etu, lē ' u, lē ' iš, lē ' ûtu, lītu, lītānû, tele ' û, telītu (1), telūtu

Variants : la ' ā ' u, le ' ā ' um