nītu
[Army]
1) a precious item ;
2) an encirclement , a siege (besieging action) , a blockade (?) , a pincer movement (?) ;
nītu lawû / lamû : to enfold someone in one's grasp , to encircler (troops) , to besiege a city ; to enfold someone in grasp , to grip / clutch someone ;
3) an enclosure ;
4) a part of intestines ;
5) : silence (?) ;
Cf. nêtu (1)
See also : isirtu *, esāru, usurtu, nītiš, lawû (2)