matqum

Akkadian

Root
m-t-q
3 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. sweet

Alternative forms

• matqu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒆯𒆯 (KU₇.KU₇)	𒈠𒀜𒄣 (ma-at-qum)

References

• “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