ḫalāqum

Akkadian

Root
ḫ-l-q
3 terms

Etymology

Compare perhaps Arabic خَلِقَ (ḵaliqa‬, to be old, shabby) and Biblical Hebrew חָלַק (ḥɔláq, to be smooth, slippery).

Pronunciation

Verb

ḫalāqum (G, i, durative iḫalliq, perfect iḫtaliq, preterite iḫliq, imperative ḫiliq, verbal adjective ḫalqum) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. to disappear, vanquish, go missing, get lost, perish
  2. to flee, escape

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive ḫalāqum
Participle ḫāliqum
Adjective ḫalqum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg aḫalliq aḫtaliq aḫliq luḫliq
2.sg m taḫalliq taḫtaliq taḫliq ḫiliq
f taḫalliqī taḫtalqī taḫliqī ḫilqī
3.sg iḫalliq iḫtaliq iḫliq liḫliq
1.pl niḫalliq niḫtaliq niḫliq i niḫliq
2.pl taḫalliqā taḫtalqā taḫliqā ḫilqā
3.pl m iḫalliqū iḫtalqū iḫliqū liḫliqū
f iḫalliqā iḫtalqā iḫliqā liḫliqā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒄩𒀀 (ZAḪ₂)
  • 𒀄 (ZAḪ₃)
  • 𒉈 (ZAḪ)
  • 𒄩𒆷𒄣 (ḫa-la-qum)
  • 𒄩𒆷𒄣 (ḫa-la-qu)
  • 𒄩𒆷𒀀𒄣 (ḫa-la-a-qu)

Derived terms

References

  • “ḫalāqu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “ḫalāqu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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