Akkadian

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Etymology

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From l-ʾ³-q. Related to Hebrew לקח and Arabic لَحِقَ (laḥiqa, to stick together) through metathesis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Old Babylonian) /læˈkʼuːm/
  • IPA(key): (Middle Babylonian) /læˈkʼuː/

Verb

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𒇷𒄣𒌑 (le-qu-ú)

  1. to take

Inflection

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Template:akk-conj-G

Attested forms

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References

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  • “leqû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 9, L, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1973, page 131