Akkadian edit

Root
m-t-q
3 terms

Etymology edit

From Proto-Semitic *mataḳ- (to be sweet). Compare Biblical Hebrew מָתוֹק (mɔṯoq, sweet; pleasant).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

matāqum (G, i, durative imattiq, perfect imtatiq, preterite imtiq, imperative mitiq)

  1. to be(come) sweet

Conjugation edit

Conjugation
Infinitive matāqum
Participle mātiqum
Adjective matqum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg amattiq amtatiq amtiq lumtiq
2.sg m tamattiq tamtatiq tamtiq mitiq
f tamattiqī tamtatqī tamtiqī mitqī
3.sg imattiq imtatiq imtiq limtiq
1.pl nimattiq nimtatiq nimtiq i nimtiq
2.pl tamattiqā tamtatqā tamtiqā mitqā
3.pl m imattiqū imtatqū imtiqū limtiqū
f imattiqā imtatqā imtiqā limtiqā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

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