Akkadian
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Etymology
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From Proto-Semitic *mṯ̣ʔ- (“to reach”). Compare Biblical Hebrew מָצָא (mɔṣɔ́ʔ, “to find”).
Pronunciation
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maṣûm (G, i, durative imaṣṣi, perfect imtaṣi, preterite imṣi, imperative miṣi) (from Old Akkadian on)
- to be equal to
- to amount to, be sufficient for
- 𒆠𒄿 𒈠𒍣𒄿 [kī maṣi] ― ki-i ma-ṣi₂-i ― how much?
- 𒈠𒆷 𒈠𒍪𒌑 [mala maṣûm] ― ma-la ma-ṣu₂-u₂-um ― as much as there is, as far as it extends
- 𒈠𒆷 𒊮𒁉𒅎 𒈠𒍪𒌑𒌝 [mala libbim maṣûm] ― ma-la ŠA₃-bi-im ma-ṣu₂-u₂-um ― to do what one wants, to have full discretion
- 𒈠𒆷 𒊮𒁉𒋗 𒄿𒈠𒊍𒍢 [mala libbīšu imaṣṣi] ― ma-la ŠA₃-bi-šu i-ma-aṣ-ṣi ― he may do what he wants
- (Old Assyrian only) to take responsibility for
Conjugation
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| Conjugation
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| Infinitive
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maṣûm
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| Participle
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māṣûm
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| Adjective
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maṣûm
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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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amaṣṣi
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amṣi
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amtaṣi
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lumṣi
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| 2.sg
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m
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tamaṣṣi
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tamṣi
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tamtaṣi
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miṣi
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| f
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tamaṣṣî
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tamṣî
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tamtaṣî
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miṣî
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| 3.sg
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imaṣṣi
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imṣi
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imtaṣi
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limṣi
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| 1.pl
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nimaṣṣi
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nimṣi
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nimtaṣi
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i nimṣi
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| 2.pl
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tamaṣṣiā
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tamṣiā
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tamtaṣiā
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miṣiā
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| 3.pl
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m
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imaṣṣû
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imṣû
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imtaṣû
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limṣû
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| f
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imaṣṣiā
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imṣiā
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imtaṣiā
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limṣiā
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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
| Phonetic
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- 𒈠𒍮𒌑 (ma-ṣu-u₂)
- 𒈠𒍪𒌑 (ma-ṣu₂-u₂)
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References
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- “maṣû”, 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) “maṣû(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
- Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, pages 225-226
