damqum

Akkadian

Root
d-m-q
3 terms

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

damqum (feminine damiqtum, masculine plural damqūtum, feminine plural damqātum, predicative damiq) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. verbal adjective of damāqum:
   1. good, fine (of good quality), pleasant

      𒀭𒉌𒀀𒌈 𒁮𒂵 [anniātum damqā] ― an-ni-a-tum dam-qa₂ ― Is (all) this desirable?

   2. pretty, handsome, beautiful, fair, nice, shapely, comely, cute, bonny, chick, elegant, glamorous
   3. fortunate, happy, lucky, favourable, well-off, well-to-do
   4. noble, aristocrat
   5. benevolent, kind, genteel, benign, chivalrous
   6. able-bodied, qualified, capable, skilled

Alternative forms

• damqu (non-mimated)
• danqu, daqqu (Neo-Assyrian)
• da'iqtu (Middle Assyrian)
• dêqtu (Neo-Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒊷 (ŠA₆) 𒅆𒂟 (SIG₅)	𒁮𒆪𒌝 (dam-qu₂-um)

Derived terms

• damiqtum

Related terms

• mār damqi

References

• “damqu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011