rapāšum

Akkadian edit

Root
r-p-š
1 term

Etymology edit

Compare Biblical Hebrew פָּרַשׂ (pɔráś, “to spread, stretch out”).

Pronunciation edit

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /raˈpaː.ʃum/

Verb edit

rapāšum (G, i, durative irappiš, perfect irtapiš, preterite irpiš, imperative ripiš, verbal adjective rapšum) (from Old Babylonian on)

to be or become wide, broad, large, to increase, to expand

Alternative forms edit

rapāšu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒂼 (DAGAL) 𒄫 (PEŠ) (sometimes in Standard Babylonian)	𒊏𒉺𒋳 (ra-pa-šum) 𒊏𒉺𒋗 (ra-pa-šu) 𒊏𒉺𒋙 (ra-pa-šu₂)

References edit

“rapāšu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011