ḫamṭu

Akkadian

Root
ḫ-m-ṭ
2 terms

Etymology

From the verb 𒄩𒈠𒌅𒌝 (ḫamāṭum, “to be quick”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈχam.tˤu/

Adjective

ḫamṭu (Standard Babylonian)

1. (Middle Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian) quick, swift, sudden
2. (Standard Babylonian, grammar) ḫamṭu ("quick (pronunciation)", used in the description of Sumerian verbs to refer to the perfective form)

Alternative forms

• ḫanṭu

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄈 (GIR₂) (perfective)	𒄩𒄠𒌅 (ḫa-am-ṭu₂) 𒄩𒀭𒂅 (ḫa-an-ṭu)

Related terms

• marû

References

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