Akkadian
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Etymology
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Compare Sabaean 𐩣𐩤𐩷𐩩 (mqṭt, “sunset”).
Pronunciation
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maqātum (G, u, durative imaqqut, perfect imtaqut, preterite imqut, imperative muqut) (from Old Akkadian on)
- to fall, fall down, collapse
- to happen, arrive (news, etc.)
- (with ana or eli) to fall upon, attack
Conjugation
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Conjugation
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Infinitive
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maqātum
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Participle
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māqitum
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Adjective
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maqtum
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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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amaqqut
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amqut
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amtaqut
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lumqut
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2.sg
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m
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tamaqqut
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tamqut
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tamtaqut
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muqut
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f
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tamaqqutī
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tamqutī
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tamtaqtī
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muqtī
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3.sg
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imaqqut
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imqut
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imtaqut
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limqut
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1.pl
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nimaqqut
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nimqut
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nimtaqut
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i nimqut
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2.pl
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tamaqqutā
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tamqutā
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tamtaqtā
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muqtā
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3.pl
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m
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imaqqutū
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imqutū
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imtaqtū
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limqutū
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f
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imaqqutā
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imqutā
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imtaqtā
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limqutā
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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
Logograms
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Phonetic
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- 𒈠𒋡𒌈 (ma-qa-tum)
- 𒈠𒋡𒌅 (ma-qa-tu)
- 𒈠𒋡𒌓 (ma-qa-tu₂)
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References
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- “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