makārum

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Akkadian

Root
m-k-r
3 terms

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Verb

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
    [aššum eqlim makārim ša tašpuram mû mādū-ma amakkar]
    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
    [ana eqlim makārum lā teggi]
    a-na A.ŠA₃ ma-ka-rum la te-eg-gi
    Do not be careless concerning the irrigation of the field.
Conjugation
Conjugation
Infinitive makārum
Participle mākirum
Adjective makrum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg amakkar amtakar amkur lumkur
2.sg m tamakkar tamtakar tamkur mukur
f tamakkarī tamtakrī tamkurī mukrī
3.sg imakkar imtakar imkur limkur
1.pl nimakkar nimtakar nimkur i nimkur
2.pl tamakkarā tamtakrā tamkurā mukrā
3.pl m imakkarū imtakrū imkurū limkurū
f imakkarā imtakrā imkurā limkurā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.
Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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
Conjugation
Conjugation
Infinitive makārum
Participle mākirum
Adjective makrum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg amakkar amtakar amkar lumkar
2.sg m tamakkar tamtakar tamkar makar
f tamakkarī tamtakrī tamkarī makrī
3.sg imakkar imtakar imkar limkar
1.pl nimakkar nimtakar nimkar i nimkar
2.pl tamakkarā tamtakrā tamkarā makrā
3.pl m imakkarū imtakrū imkarū limkarū
f imakkarā imtakrā imkarā limkarā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.
Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic

References

  • “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(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “makāru(m) II”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
  • Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns
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