maḫāṣum

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Akkadian

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Root
m-ḫ-ṣ
2 terms

Etymology

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Cognate with Hebrew מָחַץ (mɔḥáṣ) and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎃𐎕 (mḫṣ /⁠maḫiṣa⁠/, to hit, kill).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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maḫāṣum (G, a, durative imaḫḫaṣ, perfect imtaḫaṣ, preterite imḫaṣ, imperative maḫaṣ) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. to strike, hit, kill
    𒄿𒈾 𒈠𒄩𒍣𒅎 𒊭 𒇷𒅁𒁉𒊭 𒍑𒋫𒁲𒅆
    [ina maḫāṣim ša libbiša uštaddīši]
    i-na ma-ḫa-ṣi₂-im ša li-ib-bi-ša uš-ta-di-ši
    He has made her lose her child by beating her.

Conjugation

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Conjugation
Infinitive maḫāṣum
Participle māḫiṣum
Adjective maḫṣum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg amaḫḫaṣ amtaḫaṣ amḫaṣ lumḫaṣ
2.sg m tamaḫḫaṣ tamtaḫaṣ tamḫaṣ maḫaṣ
f tamaḫḫaṣī tamtaḫṣī tamḫaṣī maḫṣī
3.sg imaḫḫaṣ imtaḫaṣ imḫaṣ limḫaṣ
1.pl nimaḫḫaṣ nimtaḫaṣ nimḫaṣ i nimḫaṣ
2.pl tamaḫḫaṣā tamtaḫṣā tamḫaṣā maḫṣā
3.pl m imaḫḫaṣū imtaḫṣū imḫaṣū limḫaṣū
f imaḫḫaṣā imtaḫṣā imḫaṣā limḫaṣā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

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Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

References

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  • “maḫāṣu”, 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