warqum

Akkadian

Root
w-r-q
2 terms

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈwar.qum/

Adjective

warqum (feminine waruqtum, masculine plural warqūtum, feminine plural warqātum, predicative waruq) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. verbal adjective of warāqum:

   yellow, green

Alternative forms

• warqu (non-mimated)
• urqum, erqum, urqu, erqu (Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒅊 (SIG₇) 𒅊𒅊 (SIG₇.SIG₇)	𒌒𒄣 (ar₂-qu) 𒅈𒄣 (ar-qum) 𒅈𒄣 (ar-qu) 𒅕𒄣 (er-qu)

See also

Colors in Akkadian · 𒊺𒂅 (šimtum) (layout · text)

𒌓 (peṣûm)		𒈪 (ṣalmum)
𒋛𒀀 (sāmum)	𒋛𒀀 (sāmum)	𒅊 (warqum)
	𒅊 (warqum)

References

• “arqu adj.”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “(w)arqu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag