From 𒀍 (qabrum, “grave”). Cognate with Arabic قَبَرَ (qabara) and Biblical Hebrew קָבַר (qɔḇar).
qebērum (G, e, durative iqebbir, perfect iqtebir, preterite iqbir, imperative qibir) (Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian)
- to bury
- to roll up in clothes or reed mat (in preparation for burial)
| Conjugation
|
| Infinitive
|
qebērum
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| Participle
|
qēbirum
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| Adjective
|
qebrum
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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
|
eqebbir
|
eqtebir
|
eqbir
|
luqbir
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| 2.sg
|
m
|
teqebbir
|
teqtebir
|
teqbir
|
qibir
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| f
|
teqebbirī
|
teqtebrī
|
teqbirī
|
qibrī
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| 3.sg
|
iqebbir
|
iqtebir
|
iqbir
|
liqbir
|
| 1.pl
|
niqebbir
|
niqtebir
|
niqbir
|
i niqbir
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| 2.pl
|
teqebbirā
|
teqtebrā
|
teqbirā
|
qibrā
|
| 3.pl
|
m
|
iqebbirū
|
iqtebrū
|
iqbirū
|
liqbirū
|
| f
|
iqebbirā
|
iqtebrā
|
iqbirā
|
liqbirā
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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
| Phonetic
|
- 𒆠𒁉𒀸 (qe₂-be₂-rum)
- 𒆠𒁉𒊒 (qe₂-be₂-ru)
- 𒆠𒁉𒊑𒅎 (qe₂-be₂-ri-im) (genitive)
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- “qebēru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “qebēru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
