warāqum

Akkadian

Root
w-r-q
2 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *waraḳ-. Compare Arabic وَرَق (waraq, foliage, paper) and Biblical Hebrew יָרַק (yɔráq, to become green).

Pronunciation

Verb

warāqum (G, i, durative irriq, perfect īteriq, preterite īriq, imperative -)

  1. to be(come) green, yellow, to turn pale

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive warāqum
Participle wāriqum
Adjective warqum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg erriq ēteriq ēriq -
2.sg m terriq tēteriq tēriq -
f terriqī tēterqī tēriqī -
3.sg irriq īteriq īriq -
1.pl nirriq nīteriq nīriq -
2.pl terriqā tēterqā tēriqā -
3.pl m irriqū īterqū īriqū -
f irriqā īterqā īriqā -

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

Alternative forms

  • warāqu (non-mimated form)
  • arāqum, arāqu
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒉿𒊏𒄣 (wa-ra-qum)
  • 𒀀𒊏𒄣 (a-ra-qu)

Derived terms