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Akkadian
Etymology
Cognate with Biblical Hebrew זָרַק (zɔráq, “to throw, toss”). Compare also Arabic ذَرَقَ (ḏaraqa, “to dung”).
Pronunciation
Verb
zarāqum (G, i, durative izarriq, perfect izzariq, preterite izriq, imperative ziriq) (Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)
- to sprinkle (liquids), strew
Conjugation
| Conjugation
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| Infinitive
|
zarāqum
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| Participle
|
zāriqum
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| Adjective
|
zarqum
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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
|
azarriq
|
azzariq
|
azriq
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luzriq
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| 2.sg
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m
|
tazarriq
|
tazzariq
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tazriq
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ziriq
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| f
|
tazarriqī
|
tazzarqī
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tazriqī
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zirqī
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| 3.sg
|
izarriq
|
izzariq
|
izriq
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lizriq
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| 1.pl
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nizarriq
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nizzariq
|
nizriq
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i nizriq
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| 2.pl
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tazarriqā
|
tazzarqā
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tazriqā
|
zirqā
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| 3.pl
|
m
|
izarriqū
|
izzarqū
|
izriqū
|
lizriqū
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| f
|
izarriqā
|
izzarqā
|
izriqā
|
lizriqā
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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
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References
- “zarāqu”, 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) “zarāqu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag