qiāšum

Akkadian

Root
q-y-š
2 terms

Etymology

Compare Arabic قَاسَ (qāsa, “to measure”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /qiˈaː.ʃum/

Verb

qiāšum (G, a-i, durative iqīaš, perfect iqtīš, preterite iqīš, imperative qīš) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. to bestow, give, grant, make a votive offering

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive		qiāšum
Participle		qāišum
Adjective		qīšum
Active		Durative	Perfect	Preterite	Imperative
1.sg		aqīaš	aqtīš	aqīš	luqīš
2.sg	m	taqīaš	taqtīš	taqīš	qīš
	f	taqiššī	taqtīšī	taqīšī	qīšī
3.sg		iqīaš	iqtīš	iqīš	liqīš
1.pl		niqīaš	niqtīš	niqīš	i niqīš
2.pl		taqiššā	taqtīšā	taqīšā	qīšā
3.pl	m	iqiššū	iqtīšū	iqīšū	liqīšū
	f	iqiššā	iqtīšā	iqīšā	liqīšā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

• qiāšu (non-mimated)
• qâšu

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒁀 (BA) 𒃻𒁀 (NIG₂.BA)	𒆠𒀀𒋳 (qi₂-a-šum) 𒆠𒀀𒋗 (qi₂-a-šu) 𒋡𒀀𒋗 (qa-a-šu) 𒂵𒀀𒋗 (qa₂-a-šu) 𒆠𒀀𒋙 (qi₂-a-šu₂) 𒋡𒀀𒋙 (qa-a-šu₂)

References

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