Akkadian
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Etymology
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From Proto-Semitic *mataḳ- (“to be sweet”). Compare Biblical Hebrew מָתוֹק (mɔṯoq, “sweet; pleasant”).
Pronunciation
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matāqum (G, i, durative imattiq, perfect imtatiq, preterite imtiq, imperative mitiq)
- to be(come) sweet
Conjugation
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Conjugation
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Infinitive
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matāqum
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Participle
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mātiqum
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Adjective
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matqum
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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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amattiq
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amtatiq
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amtiq
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lumtiq
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2.sg
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m
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tamattiq
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tamtatiq
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tamtiq
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mitiq
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f
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tamattiqī
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tamtatqī
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tamtiqī
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mitqī
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3.sg
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imattiq
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imtatiq
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imtiq
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limtiq
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1.pl
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nimattiq
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nimtatiq
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nimtiq
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i nimtiq
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2.pl
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tamattiqā
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tamtatqā
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tamtiqā
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mitqā
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3.pl
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m
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imattiqū
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imtatqū
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imtiqū
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limtiqū
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f
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imattiqā
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imtatqā
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imtiqā
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limtiqā
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This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.
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Alternative forms
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Cuneiform spellings
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