ṣiāḫum
Akkadian edit
| Root |
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| ṣ-y-ḫ |
| 1 term |
Etymology edit
Possibly related to Arabic ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika) and Biblical Hebrew צָחַק (ṣɔḥaq), though difficult to explain phonetically.
Pronunciation edit
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /sˤiˈaː.χum/
Verb edit
ṣiāḫum (G, a-i, durative iṣīaḫ, perfect iṣtīḫ, preterite iṣīḫ, imperative ṣīḫ) (from Old Akkadian on)
- to laugh, smile
- to be alluring, to act coquettishly
Alternative forms edit
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Derived terms edit
- ṣēḫiš (laughing)
References edit
- “ṣâḫu”, 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) “ṣiāḫu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag