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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
Cuneiform spellings
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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