warāqum

Akkadian

Root
w-r-q
2 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *waraḳ-. Compare Arabic وَرَق (waraq, “foliage, paper”) and Biblical Hebrew יָרַק (yɔráq, “to become green”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

warāqum (G, i, durative irriq, perfect īteriq, preterite īriq, imperative -)

1. to be(come) green, yellow, to turn pale

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive		warāqum
Participle		wāriqum
Adjective		warqum
Active		Durative	Perfect	Preterite	Imperative
1.sg		erriq	ēteriq	ēriq	-
2.sg	m	terriq	tēteriq	tēriq	-
	f	terriqī	tēterqī	tēriqī	-
3.sg		irriq	īteriq	īriq	-
1.pl		nirriq	nīteriq	nīriq	-
2.pl		terriqā	tēterqā	tēriqā	-
3.pl	m	irriqū	īterqū	īriqū	-
	f	irriqā	īterqā	īriqā	-
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

• warāqu (non-mimated form)
• arāqum, arāqu

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒅊 (SIG₇)	𒉿𒊏𒄣 (wa-ra-qum) 𒀀𒊏𒄣 (a-ra-qu)

Derived terms

• warqum