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Akkadian
Etymology
Compare Biblical Hebrew פָּרַשׂ (pɔráś, “to spread, stretch out”).
Pronunciation
Verb
rapāšum (G, i, durative irappiš, perfect irtapiš, preterite irpiš, imperative ripiš) (from Old Babylonian on)
- to be or become wide, broad, large, to increase, to expand
Conjugation
| Conjugation
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| Infinitive
|
rapāšum
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| Participle
|
rāpišum
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| Adjective
|
rapšum
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| Active
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Durative
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Perfect
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Preterite
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Imperative
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| 1.sg
|
arappiš
|
artapiš
|
arpiš
|
lurpiš
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| 2.sg
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m
|
tarappiš
|
tartapiš
|
tarpiš
|
ripiš
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| f
|
tarappišī
|
tartapšī
|
tarpišī
|
ripšī
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| 3.sg
|
irappiš
|
irtapiš
|
irpiš
|
lirpiš
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| 1.pl
|
nirappiš
|
nirtapiš
|
nirpiš
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i nirpiš
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| 2.pl
|
tarappišā
|
tartapšā
|
tarpišā
|
ripšā
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| 3.pl
|
m
|
irappišū
|
irtapšū
|
irpišū
|
lirpišū
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| f
|
irappišā
|
irtapšā
|
irpišā
|
lirpišā
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| This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.
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Cuneiform spellings
| Logograms
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Phonetic
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- 𒂼 (DAGAL)
- 𒄫 (PEŠ) (sometimes in Standard Babylonian)
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- 𒊏𒉺𒋳 (ra-pa-šum)
- 𒊏𒉺𒋗 (ra-pa-šu)
- 𒊏𒉺𒋙 (ra-pa-šu₂)
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References
- “rapāšu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011