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, verbal adjective warqum)

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