ṣiāḫum

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Akkadian

Root
ṣ-y-ḫ
1 term
𒍢𒀀𒄷𒌝 (ṣiāḫum)

Etymology

Possibly related to Arabic ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika) and Biblical Hebrew צָחַק (ṣɔḥaq), though difficult to explain phonetically.

Pronunciation

Verb

ṣiāḫum (G, a-i, durative iṣīaḫ, perfect iṣṣīḫ, preterite iṣīḫ, imperative ṣīḫ) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. to laugh, smile
  2. to be alluring, to act coquettishly

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive ṣiāḫum
Participle ṣāiḫum
Adjective ṣīḫum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg aṣīaḫ aṣṣīḫ aṣīḫ luṣīḫ
2.sg m taṣīaḫ taṣṣīḫ taṣīḫ ṣīḫ
f taṣiḫḫī taṣṣīḫī taṣīḫī ṣīḫī
3.sg iṣīaḫ iṣṣīḫ iṣīḫ liṣīḫ
1.pl niṣīaḫ niṣṣīḫ niṣīḫ i niṣīḫ
2.pl taṣiḫḫā taṣṣīḫā taṣīḫā ṣīḫā
3.pl m iṣiḫḫū iṣṣīḫū iṣīḫū liṣīḫū
f iṣiḫḫā iṣṣīḫā iṣīḫā liṣīḫā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic

Derived terms

References

  • “ṣâḫu”, 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) “ṣiāḫu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag