siāqum

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Akkadian

Root
s-y-q
2 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́yḳ- (to be narrow). Cognate with Arabic ضَاقَ (ḍāqa, to be narrow) and Biblical Hebrew צוּק (ṣuq, to constrain, bring into straits, press upon).

Pronunciation

Verb

siāqum (G, a-i, durative isīaq, perfect issīq, preterite isīq, imperative sīq)

  1. to be(come) narrow

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive siāqum
Participle sāiqum
Adjective sīqum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg asīaq assīq asīq lusīq
2.sg m tasīaq tassīq tasīq sīq
f tasiqqī tassīqī tasīqī sīqī
3.sg isīaq issīq isīq lisīq
1.pl nisīaq nissīq nisīq i nisīq
2.pl tasiqqā tassīqā tasīqā sīqā
3.pl m isiqqū issīqū isīqū lisīqū
f isiqqā issīqā isīqā lisīqā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

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Cuneiform spellings
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