makārum

Unknown.

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /maˈkaː.rum/

makārum (G, a-u, durative imakkar, perfect imtakar, preterite imkur, imperative mukur) (Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)

1. to flood, irrigate, water

   𒀸𒋳 𒀀𒊮 𒈠𒅗𒊑𒅎 𒊭 𒋫𒀾𒁍𒊏𒄠 𒈬𒌑 𒈠𒁺𒈠 𒀀𒈠𒅗𒅈

   aš-šum A.ŠA₃ ma-ka-ri-im ša ta-aš₂-pu-ra-am mu-u₂ ma-du-ma a-ma-ka-ar

   Concerning the irrigation of the field about which you wrote to me, as soon as there is plenty of water, I will irrigate it.

   𒀀𒈾 𒀀𒊮 𒈠𒅗𒀸 𒆷 𒋼𒅅𒄀

   a-na A.ŠA₃ ma-ka-rum la te-eg-gi

   Do not be careless concerning the irrigation of the field.

• makāru (non-mimated)
• mekēru, mekērum
• megēru

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew מָכַר (mɔḵár, “to sell”).

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /maˈkaː.rum/

makārum (G, a, durative imakkar, perfect imtakar, preterite imkar, imperative makar) (Old Assyrian, Ras Shamra, rare)

1. to do business, use (silver, etc) in business transactions

• makāru (non-mimated)

• “makāru A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, volume 10, M, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977
• “makāru B”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, volume 10, M, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “makāru”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “makāru”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library
• Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns