makārum
Akkadian edit
| Root |
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| m-k-r |
| 3 terms |
Etymology 1 edit
Unknown.
Pronunciation edit
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /maˈkaː.rum/
Verb edit
makārum (G, a-u or i, durative imakkar or imakkir, perfect imtakar or imtakir, preterite imkur or imkir, imperative mukur or makir) (Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)
- to flood, irrigate, water
- 𒀸𒋳 𒀀𒊮 𒈠𒅗𒊑𒅎 𒊭 𒋫𒀾𒁍𒊏𒄠 𒈬𒌑 𒈠𒁺𒈠 𒀀𒈠𒅗𒅈
- [aššum eqlim makārim ša tašpuram mû mādū-ma amakkar]
- aš-šum A.ŠA₃ ma-ka-ri-im ša ta-aš₂-pu-ra-am mu-u₂ ma-du-ma a-ma-ka-ar
- Concerning the irrigation of the field about which you wrote to me, as soon as there is plenty of water, I will irrigate it.
- 𒀀𒈾 𒀀𒊮 𒈠𒅗𒀸 𒆷 𒋼𒅅𒄀
- [ana eqlim makārum lā teggi]
- a-na A.ŠA₃ ma-ka-rum la te-eg-gi
- Do not be careless concerning the irrigation of the field.
Alternative forms edit
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Etymology 2 edit
Cognate with Biblical Hebrew מָכַר (mɔḵár, “to sell”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /maˈkaː.rum/
Verb edit
makārum (G, a, durative imakkar, perfect imtakar, preterite imkar, imperative makar) (Old Assyrian, Ras Shamra, rare)
- to do business, use (silver, etc) in business transactions
Conjugation edit
| Conjugation | ||||||
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| Infinitive | makārum | |||||
| Participle | mākirum | |||||
| Adjective | makrum | |||||
| Active | Durative | Preterite | Perfect | Imperative | ||
| 1.sg | amakkar | amkar | amtakar | lumkar | ||
| 2.sg | m | tamakkar | tamkar | tamtakar | makar | |
| f | tamakkarī | tamkarī | tamtakrī | makrī | ||
| 3.sg | imakkar | imkar | imtakar | limkar | ||
| 1.pl | nimakkar | nimkar | nimtakar | i nimkar | ||
| 2.pl | tamakkarā | tamkarā | tamtakrā | makrā | ||
| 3.pl | m | imakkarū | imkarū | imtakrū | limkarū | |
| f | imakkarā | imkarā | imtakrā | limkarā | ||
| This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation. | ||||||
Alternative forms edit
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References edit
- “makāru A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 10, M, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977
- “makāru B”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[2], volume 10, M, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “makāru(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “makāru(m) II”, 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