rapāšum

Akkadian

Root
r-p-š
1 term

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

rapāšum (G, i, durative irappiš, perfect irtapiš, preterite irpiš, imperative ripiš) (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) 𒄫 (PEŠ) (sometimes in Standard Babylonian)	𒊏𒉺𒋳 (ra-pa-šum) 𒊏𒉺𒋗 (ra-pa-šu) 𒊏𒉺𒋙 (ra-pa-šu₂)

References

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