Akkadian
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Etymology
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Cognate with Hebrew מָחַץ (mɔḥáṣ) and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎃𐎕 (mḫṣ /maḫiṣa/, “to hit, kill”).
Pronunciation
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maḫāṣum (G, a, durative imaḫḫaṣ, perfect imtaḫaṣ, preterite imḫaṣ, imperative maḫaṣ) (from Old Akkadian on)
- to strike, hit, kill
𒄿𒈾 𒈠𒄩𒍣𒅎 𒊭 𒇷𒅁𒁉𒊭 𒍑𒋫𒁲𒅆- [ina maḫāṣim ša libbiša uštaddīši]
- i-na ma-ḫa-ṣi₂-im ša li-ib-bi-ša uš-ta-di-ši
- He has made her lose her child by beating her.
Conjugation
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Conjugation
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Infinitive
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maḫāṣum
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Participle
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māḫiṣum
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Adjective
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maḫṣum
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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
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amaḫḫaṣ
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amtaḫaṣ
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amḫaṣ
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lumḫaṣ
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2.sg
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m
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tamaḫḫaṣ
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tamtaḫaṣ
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tamḫaṣ
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maḫaṣ
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f
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tamaḫḫaṣī
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tamtaḫṣī
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tamḫaṣī
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maḫṣī
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3.sg
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imaḫḫaṣ
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imtaḫaṣ
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imḫaṣ
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limḫaṣ
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1.pl
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nimaḫḫaṣ
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nimtaḫaṣ
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nimḫaṣ
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i nimḫaṣ
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2.pl
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tamaḫḫaṣā
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tamtaḫṣā
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tamḫaṣā
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maḫṣā
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3.pl
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m
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imaḫḫaṣū
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imtaḫṣū
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imḫaṣū
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limḫaṣū
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f
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imaḫḫaṣā
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imtaḫṣā
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imḫaṣā
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limḫaṣā
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This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.
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References
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- “maḫāṣu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 10, M, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977