wašṭum

Akkadian

Root
w-š-ṭ
1 term

Pronunciation

Adjective

wašṭum (masculine plural wašṭūtum, feminine plural wašṭātum, predicative wašiṭ) (Old Assyrian, Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian)

  1. verbal adjective of wašāṭum:
    1. strong, fierce
      𒉌𒊺𒅎𒈨 𒅕𒉌𒋫𒋗 𒉿𒀸𒁕𒀜
      [nišemme irnittašu wašṭat]
      ni-še-em-me ir-ni-ta-šu wa-aš-ṭa-at
      We hear of his (Adad's) anger – it is fierce.
    2. hard, stiff
    3. difficult, hard
      𒁲𒄿𒉡 𒊒𒉻𒈠 𒀀𒈾 𒆷𒈠𒁺 𒀾𒂅
      [dīnu šupšuqma ana lamāda ašṭu]
      di-i-nu sup-šuq-ma a-na la-ma-da aš₂-ṭu
      The pronouncement is difficult and hard to understand.

Alternative forms

  • wašṭu, ašṭu (non-mimated), alṭu
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒉿𒀸𒁺𒌝 (wa-aš-ṭu₃-um)
  • 𒀾𒂅 (aš₂-ṭu)

References

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