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Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *matḳ- (“sweet”). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew מָתוֹק (mɔṯóq) and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎚𐎖 (mtq).
Pronunciation
Adjective
matqum (feminine matuqtum, masculine plural matqūtum, feminine plural matqātum, predicative matuq) (from Old Akkadian on)
- sweet
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References
- “matqu”, 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