rapāšum

Akkadian

Root
r-p-š
1 term

Etymology

Compare Biblical Hebrew פָּרַשׂ (pɔráś, “to spread, stretch out”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

rapāšum (G, i, durative irappiš, perfect irtapiš, preterite irpiš, imperative ripiš) (from Old Babylonian on)

1. to be or become wide, broad, large, to increase, to expand

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive		rapāšum
Participle		rāpišum
Adjective		rapšum
Active		Durative	Perfect	Preterite	Imperative
1.sg		arappiš	artapiš	arpiš	lurpiš
2.sg	m	tarappiš	tartapiš	tarpiš	ripiš
	f	tarappišī	tartapšī	tarpišī	ripšī
3.sg		irappiš	irtapiš	irpiš	lirpiš
1.pl		nirappiš	nirtapiš	nirpiš	i nirpiš
2.pl		tarappišā	tartapšā	tarpišā	ripšā
3.pl	m	irappišū	irtapšū	irpišū	lirpišū
	f	irappišā	irtapšā	irpišā	lirpišā

This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

• rapāšu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒂼 (DAGAL) (sometimes in Standard Babylonian) 𒄫 (PEŠ)	𒊏𒉺𒋳 (ra-pa-šum) 𒊏𒉺𒋗 (ra-pa-šu) 𒊏𒉺𒋙 (ra-pa-šu₂)

References

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