matāqum

Akkadian

Root
m-t-q
3 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *mataḳ- (“to be sweet”). Compare Biblical Hebrew מָתוֹק (mɔṯoq, “sweet; pleasant”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

matāqum (G, i, durative imattiq, perfect imtatiq, preterite imtiq, imperative mitiq)

1. to be(come) sweet

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive		matāqum
Participle		mātiqum
Adjective		matqum
Active		Durative	Perfect	Preterite	Imperative
1.sg		amattiq	amtatiq	amtiq	lumtiq
2.sg	m	tamattiq	tamtatiq	tamtiq	mitiq
	f	tamattiqī	tamtatqī	tamtiqī	mitqī
3.sg		imattiq	imtatiq	imtiq	limtiq
1.pl		nimattiq	nimtatiq	nimtiq	i nimtiq
2.pl		tamattiqā	tamtatqā	tamtiqā	mitqā
3.pl	m	imattiqū	imtatqū	imtiqū	limtiqū
	f	imattiqā	imtatqā	imtiqā	limtiqā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

• matāqu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒈠𒋫𒄣 (ma-ta-qum)