matqum

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Akkadian

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Root
m-t-q
3 terms

Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *matḳ- (sweet). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew מָתוֹק (mɔṯóq) and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎚𐎖 (mtq).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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matqum (feminine matuqtum, masculine plural matqūtum, feminine plural matqātum, predicative matuq) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. sweet

Alternative forms

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Cuneiform spellings
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References

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  • “matqu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 10, M, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977