rapāšum

Akkadian

Root
r-p-š
1 term

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /raˈpaː.ʃum/

Verb

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

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

Alternative forms

• rapāšu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒂼 (DAGAL) 𒄫 (PEŠ) (sometimes in Standard Babylonian)	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