makārum

Akkadian

Root
m-k-r
3 terms

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /maˈkaː.rum/

Verb

makārum (G, a-u, durative imakkar, perfect imtakar, preterite imkur, imperative mukur) (Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)

1. to flood, irrigate, water

   𒀸𒋳 𒀀𒊮 𒈠𒅗𒊑𒅎 𒊭 𒋫𒀾𒁍𒊏𒄠 𒈬𒌑 𒈠𒁺𒈠 𒀀𒈠𒅗𒅈

   [aššum eqlim makārim ša tašpuram mû mādū-ma amakkar]

   aš-šum A.ŠA₃ ma-ka-ri-im ša ta-aš₂-pu-ra-am mu-u₂ ma-du-ma a-ma-ka-ar

   Concerning the irrigation of the field about which you wrote to me, as soon as there is plenty of water, I will irrigate it.

   𒀀𒈾 𒀀𒊮 𒈠𒅗𒀸 𒆷 𒋼𒅅𒄀

   [ana eqlim makārum lā teggi]

   a-na A.ŠA₃ ma-ka-rum la te-eg-gi

   Do not be careless concerning the irrigation of the field.

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive		makārum
Participle		mākirum
Adjective		makrum
Active		Durative	Perfect	Preterite	Imperative
1.sg		amakkar	amtakar	amkur	lumkur
2.sg	m	tamakkar	tamtakar	tamkur	mukur
	f	tamakkarī	tamtakrī	tamkurī	mukrī
3.sg		imakkar	imtakar	imkur	limkur
1.pl		nimakkar	nimtakar	nimkur	i nimkur
2.pl		tamakkarā	tamtakrā	tamkurā	mukrā
3.pl	m	imakkarū	imtakrū	imkurū	limkurū
	f	imakkarā	imtakrā	imkurā	limkurā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

• makāru (non-mimated)
• mekēru, mekērum
• megēru

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒈠𒅗𒀸 (ma-ka-rum) 𒈠𒅗𒊑𒅎 (ma-ka-ri-im) (genitive) 𒈨𒆠𒀸 (me-ke-rum) 𒈨𒆠𒊒 (me-ke-ru)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew מָכַר (mɔḵár, “to sell”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /maˈkaː.rum/

Verb

makārum (G, a, durative imakkar, perfect imtakar, preterite imkar, imperative makar) (Old Assyrian, Ras Shamra, rare)

1. to do business, use (silver, etc) in business transactions

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive		makārum
Participle		mākirum
Adjective		makrum
Active		Durative	Perfect	Preterite	Imperative
1.sg		amakkar	amtakar	amkar	lumkar
2.sg	m	tamakkar	tamtakar	tamkar	makar
	f	tamakkarī	tamtakrī	tamkarī	makrī
3.sg		imakkar	imtakar	imkar	limkar
1.pl		nimakkar	nimtakar	nimkar	i nimkar
2.pl		tamakkarā	tamtakrā	tamkarā	makrā
3.pl	m	imakkarū	imtakrū	imkarū	limkarū
	f	imakkarā	imtakrā	imkarā	limkarā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

• makāru (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒈠𒅗𒀸 (ma-ka-rum) 𒈠𒅗𒊑𒅎 (ma-ka-ri-im) (genitive) 𒈠𒆍𒊑 (ma-ka₂-ri) (genitive) 𒈠𒂵𒊏𒄠 (ma-ka₃-ra-am) (accusative)

References

• “makāru A”, 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
• “makāru B”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[2], volume 10, M, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “makāru(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “makāru(m) II”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
• Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns