ḫamāṭum

Akkadian

Root
ḫ-m-ṭ
3 terms

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /χaˈmaː.tˤum/

Etymology 1

Verb

ḫamāṭum (G, u, durative iḫammuṭ, perfect iḫtamuṭ, preterite iḫmuṭ, imperative ḫumuṭ) (from Old Babylonian on)

1.  to hasten, be quick
2. to go/come in haste

Alternative forms

• ḫamāṭu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒋰 (TAB) (astronomy)	𒄩𒈠𒁺 (ḫa-ma-ṭu₃) 𒄩𒈠𒂅 (ḫa-ma-ṭu)

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic حَمَّصَ (ḥammaṣa).

Verb

ḫamāṭum (G, a-u, durative iḫammaṭ, perfect iḫtamaṭ, preterite iḫmuṭ, imperative ḫumuṭ) (from Old Babylonian on)

1.  to burn, burn up, be inflamed

Alternative forms

• ḫamāṭu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒋰 (TAB)	𒄩𒈠𒁺 (ḫa-ma-ṭu₃) 𒄩𒈠𒂅 (ḫa-ma-ṭu)

References

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