Akkadian edit

Root
m-q-t
1 term

Etymology edit

Compare Sabaean 𐩣𐩤𐩷𐩩 (mqṭt, sunset).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

maqātum (G, u, durative imaqqut, perfect imtaqut, preterite imqut, imperative muqut) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. to fall, fall down, collapse
  2. to happen, arrive (news, etc.)
  3. (with ana or eli) to fall upon, attack

Conjugation edit

Conjugation
Infinitive maqātum
Participle māqitum
Adjective maqtum
Active Durative Preterite Perfect Imperative
1.sg amaqqut amqut amtaqut lumqut
2.sg m tamaqqut tamqut tamtaqut muqut
f tamaqqutī tamqutī tamtaqtī muqtī
3.sg imaqqut imqut imtaqut limqut
1.pl nimaqqut nimqut nimtaqut i nimqut
2.pl tamaqqutā tamqutā tamtaqtā muqtā
3.pl m imaqqutū imqutū imtaqtū limqutū
f imaqqutā imqutā imtaqtā limqutā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms edit

Cuneiform spellings
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References edit

  • maqātu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns