Akkadian
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Etymology
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From Proto-Semitic *ḥaraṯ- (“to plow”). Cognate with Arabic حَرَثَ (ḥaraṯa) and Biblical Hebrew חָרַשׁ (ḥɔráš).
Pronunciation
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erēšum (G, i, durative irriš, perfect īteriš, preterite īriš, imperative eriš)
- to sow, plant, plough and seed
- to cultivate (a field)
Conjugation
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| Conjugation
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| Infinitive
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erēšum
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| Participle
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ērišum
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| Adjective
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eršum
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| Active
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Durative
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Preterite
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Perfect
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Imperative
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| 1.sg
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erriš
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ēriš
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ēteriš
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lūriš
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| 2.sg
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m
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terriš
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tēriš
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tēteriš
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eriš
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| f
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terrišī
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tērišī
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tēteršī
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eršī
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| 3.sg
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irriš
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īriš
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īteriš
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līriš
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| 1.pl
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nirriš
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nīriš
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nīteriš
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i nīriš
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| 2.pl
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terrišā
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tērišā
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tēteršā
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eršā
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| 3.pl
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m
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irrišū
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īrišū
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īteršū
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līrišū
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| f
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irrišā
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īrišā
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īteršā
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līrišā
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| This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.
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Related terms
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References
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- “erēšu B”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 4, E, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1958, page 285
- Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “erēšu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, page 77
- Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns
