wašṭum

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Akkadian

Root
w-š-ṭ
1 term

Pronunciation

Adjective

wašṭum (masculine plural wašṭūtum, feminine plural wašṭātum, predicative wašit) (Old Assyrian, Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian)

  1. verbal adjective of wašāṭum:
    1. strong, fierce
      𒉌𒊺𒅎𒈨 𒅕𒉌𒋫𒋗 𒉿𒀸𒁕𒀜
      ni-še-em-me ir-ni-ta-šu wa-aš-ṭa-at
      /nišemme irnittašu wašṭat/
      We hear of his (Adad's) anger – it is fierce.
    2. hard, stiff
    3. difficult

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References

  • “ašṭu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “(w)ašṭu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag