rapāšum

Akkadian

Root
r-p-š
1 term

Etymology

Compare Biblical Hebrew פָּרַשׂ (pɔráś, to spread, stretch out).

Pronunciation

Verb

rapāšum (G, i, durative irappiš, perfect irtapiš, preterite irpiš, imperative ripiš) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. to be or become wide, broad, large, to increase, to expand

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive rapāšum
Participle rāpišum
Adjective rapšum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg arappiš artapiš arpiš lurpiš
2.sg m tarappiš tartapiš tarpiš ripiš
f tarappišī tartapšī tarpišī ripšī
3.sg irappiš irtapiš irpiš lirpiš
1.pl nirappiš nirtapiš nirpiš i nirpiš
2.pl tarappišā tartapšā tarpišā ripšā
3.pl m irappišū irtapšū irpišū lirpišū
f irappišā irtapšā irpišā lirpišā

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

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒂼 (DAGAL)
  • (sometimes in Standard Babylonian) 𒄫 (PEŠ)
  • 𒊏𒉺𒋳 (ra-pa-šum)
  • 𒊏𒉺𒋗 (ra-pa-šu)
  • 𒊏𒉺𒋙 (ra-pa-šu₂)

References

  • “rapāšu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011