zarāqum

Akkadian

Root
z-r-q
1 term

Etymology

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew זָרַק (zɔráq, “to throw, toss”). Compare also Arabic ذَرَقَ (ḏaraqa, “to dung”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

zarāqum (G, i, durative izarriq, perfect izzariq, preterite izriq, imperative ziriq) (Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)

1. to sprinkle (liquids), strew

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive		zarāqum
Participle		zāriqum
Adjective		zarqum
Active		Durative	Perfect	Preterite	Imperative
1.sg		azarriq	azzariq	azriq	luzriq
2.sg	m	tazarriq	tazzariq	tazriq	ziriq
	f	tazarriqī	tazzarqī	tazriqī	zirqī
3.sg		izarriq	izzariq	izriq	lizriq
1.pl		nizarriq	nizzariq	nizriq	i nizriq
2.pl		tazarriqā	tazzarqā	tazriqā	zirqā
3.pl	m	izarriqū	izzarqū	izriqū	lizriqū
	f	izarriqā	izzarqā	izriqā	lizriqā

This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

• zarāqu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒍝𒊏𒄣 (za-ra-qu)

References

• “zarāqu”, 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) “zarāqu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library