qebērum

Akkadian

Root
q-b-r
2 terms

Etymology

From 𒀍 (qabrum, “grave”). Cognate with Arabic قَبَرَ (qabara) and Biblical Hebrew קָבַר (qɔḇar).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /qeˈbeː.rum/

Verb

qebērum (class i) (Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian)

1. to bury
2. to roll up in clothes or reed mat (in preparation for burial)

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive		qebērum
Participle		qēbirum
Adjective		qebrum
Active		Durative	Perfect	Preterite	Imperative
1.sg		eqebbir	eqtebir	eqbir	luqbir
2.sg	m	teqebbir	teqtebir	teqbir	qibir
	f	teqebbirī	teqtebrī	teqbirī	qibrī
3.sg		iqebbir	iqtebir	iqbir	liqbir
1.pl		niqebbir	niqtebir	niqbir	i niqbir
2.pl		teqebbirā	teqtebrā	teqbirā	qibrā
3.pl	m	iqebbirū	iqtebrū	iqbirū	liqbirū
	f	iqebbirā	iqtebrā	iqbirā	liqbirā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

• qebēru (non-mimated)
• qabāru (Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒆠𒁉𒀸 (qe₂-be₂-rum) 𒆠𒁉𒊒 (qe₂-be₂-ru) 𒆠𒁉𒊑𒅎 (qe₂-be₂-ri-im) (genitive)

References

• “qebēru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “qebēru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag