pušqum

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Akkadian

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Root
p-š-q
2 terms

Etymology

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Compare 𒉽𒄬 (pašāqum, to become narrow, difficult).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pušqum m (construct state pušuq, plural pušqū) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1.  narrowness, narrow place, strait
  2. (transferred sense) distress, hardship, dire straits

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References

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  • “pušqu”, 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) “pušqu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag