sūqum

Akkadian

Root
s-y-q
2 terms

Etymology

From 𒋛𒀀𒄣 (siāqum, “to be narrow”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈsuː.qum/

Noun

sūqum m (construct state sūq or sūqi, plural sūqātum f or sūqānū m) (from Old Babylonian on)

1. street

Alternative forms

• sūqu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒋻 (SILA) 𒂊𒁍 (E.SIR₂) 𒂊𒋤 (E.SIR)	𒍪𒌑𒄣 (su₂-u₂-qum) 𒋢𒌑𒄣 (su-u₂-qu) 𒋢𒌋𒄣 (su-u-qu)

Descendants

• → Classical Syriac: ܫܘܩܐ (šūqā)
  • → Amharic: ሱቅ (suḳ)
  • → Arabic: سُوق (sūq) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Middle Persian: [script needed] (šūkā)
  • → Old Armenian: շուկայ (šukay)
    • Armenian: շուկա (šuka)
    • → Georgian: შუკა (šuḳa)
• → Biblical Hebrew: שׁוּק (šuq)
  • → Israeli Hebrew: שׁוּק (shuk)