Akkadian edit

Root
s-y-q
2 terms

Etymology edit

From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́yḳ- (to be narrow). Cognate with Arabic ضَاقَ (ḍāqa, to be narrow) and Biblical Hebrew צוּק (ṣuq, to constrain, bring into straits, press upon).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

siāqum (G, a-i, durative isīaq, perfect issīq, preterite isīq, imperative sīq)

  1. to be(come) narrow

Conjugation edit

Conjugation
Infinitive siāqum
Participle sāiqum
Adjective sīqum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg asīaq assīq asīq lusīq
2.sg m tasīaq tassīq tasīq sīq
f tasiqqī tassīqī tasīqī sīqī
3.sg isīaq issīq isīq lisīq
1.pl nisīaq nissīq nisīq i nisīq
2.pl tasiqqā tassīqā tasīqā sīqā
3.pl m isiqqū issīqū isīqū lisīqū
f isiqqā issīqā isīqā lisīqā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

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