maṣûm

Akkadian

Root
m-ṣ-'
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *mṯ̣ʔ- (to reach). Compare Biblical Hebrew מָצָא (mɔṣɔ́ʔ, to find).

Pronunciation

Verb

maṣûm (G, i, durative imaṣṣi, perfect imtaṣi, preterite imṣi, imperative miṣi) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. to be equal to
  2. to amount to, be sufficient for
    𒆠𒄿 𒈠𒍣𒄿 [kī maṣi]ki-i ma-ṣi₂-ihow much?
    𒈠𒆷 𒈠𒍪𒌑 [mala maṣûm]ma-la ma-ṣu₂-u₂-umas much as there is, as far as it extends
    𒈠𒆷 𒊮𒁉𒅎 𒈠𒍪𒌑𒌝 [mala libbim maṣûm]ma-la ŠA₃-bi-im ma-ṣu₂-u₂-umto do what one wants, to have full discretion
    𒈠𒆷 𒊮𒁉𒋗 𒄿𒈠𒊍𒍢 [mala libbīšu imaṣṣi]ma-la ŠA₃-bi-šu i-ma-aṣ-ṣihe may do what he wants
  3. (Old Assyrian only) to take responsibility for

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive maṣûm
Participle māṣûm
Adjective maṣûm
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg amaṣṣi amtaṣi amṣi lumṣi
2.sg m tamaṣṣi tamtaṣi tamṣi miṣi
f tamaṣṣî tamtaṣî tamṣî miṣî
3.sg imaṣṣi imtaṣi imṣi limṣi
1.pl nimaṣṣi nimtaṣi nimṣi i nimṣi
2.pl tamaṣṣiā tamtaṣiā tamṣiā miṣiā
3.pl m imaṣṣû imtaṣû imṣû limṣû
f imaṣṣiā imtaṣiā imṣiā limṣiā

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

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒈠𒍮𒌑 (ma-ṣu-u₂)
  • 𒈠𒍪𒌑 (ma-ṣu₂-u₂)

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