rapāšum

Akkadian

Root
r-p-š
1 term

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

rapāšum (class i) (from Old Babylonian on)

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

Alternative forms

• rapāšu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒂼 (DAGAL)	𒊏𒉺𒋳 (ra-pa-šum)

Related terms

• uznum rapaštum (“great intelligence, understanding”)

 

References

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