ṣiāḫum

Akkadian

Root
ṣ-y-ḫ
1 term

Etymology

Possibly related to Arabic ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika) and Biblical Hebrew צָחַק (ṣɔḥaq), though difficult to explain phonetically.

Pronunciation

Verb

ṣiāḫum (G, a-i, durative iṣīaḫ, perfect iṣṣīḫ, preterite iṣīḫ, imperative ṣīḫ) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. to laugh, smile
  2. to be alluring, to act coquettishly

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive ṣiāḫum
Participle ṣāiḫum
Adjective ṣīḫum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg aṣīaḫ aṣṣīḫ aṣīḫ luṣīḫ
2.sg m taṣīaḫ taṣṣīḫ taṣīḫ ṣīḫ
f taṣiḫḫī taṣṣīḫī taṣīḫī ṣīḫī
3.sg iṣīaḫ iṣṣīḫ iṣīḫ liṣīḫ
1.pl niṣīaḫ niṣṣīḫ niṣīḫ i niṣīḫ
2.pl taṣiḫḫā taṣṣīḫā taṣīḫā ṣīḫā
3.pl m iṣiḫḫū iṣṣīḫū iṣīḫū liṣīḫū
f iṣiḫḫā iṣṣīḫā iṣīḫā liṣīḫā

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

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒍢𒀀𒄷𒌝 (ṣi-a-ḫu-um)
  • 𒍝𒀀𒄷 (ṣa-a-ḫu)

Derived terms

  • ṣēḫiš (laughing)

References