šasûm

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Akkadian

Root
š-s-y
1 term

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Verb

šasûm (G, i, durative išassi, perfect ištassi, preterite išsi, imperative šisi) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. to cry out, shout, make a loud noise
    𒆠𒈠 𒆷𒇷𒄿𒅎 𒄿𒈾 𒈠𒀀𒀀𒇷𒊭 𒄿𒊭𒊍𒍣
    [kīma lalîm ina mayālīša išassi]
    ki-ma la-li-i-im i-na ma-a-a-li-ša i-ša-as-si₂
    She cries out in her bed like a kid.
  2. to proclaim, announce, utter, exclaim
  3. to call, summon, invoke, invite, appeal to, demand, call for
  4. to call by a name, declare, name, name a price
  5. to read

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References

  • “šasû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šasû(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag