bakûm

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Akkadian

Root
b-k-y
1 term
𒀀𒅆 (bakûm)

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic بَكَى (bakā) and Biblical Hebrew בָּכָה (bɔḵɔ́).

Pronunciation

Verb

bakûm (G, i, durative ibakki, perfect ibtaki, preterite ibki, imperative biki) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. to weep, shed tears
    Antonym: 𒍢𒀀𒄷𒌝 (ṣiāḫum, “to laugh”)
  2. to wail, mourn
  3. to howl

Alternative forms

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References

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