maḫāṣum

Akkadian

Root
m-ḫ-ṣ
2 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew מָחַץ‎ (mɔḥáṣ) and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎃𐎕 (mḫṣ /⁠maḫiṣa⁠/, “to hit, kill”).

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /maˈχaː.sˤum/

Verb

maḫāṣum (G, a, durative imaḫḫaṣ, perfect imtaḫaṣ, preterite imḫaṣ, imperative maḫaṣ) (from Old Akkadian on)

to strike, hit, kill

Conjugation

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Alternative forms

maḫāṣu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒉺 (SIG₃) 𒊏 (RA)	𒈠𒄩𒍮 (ma-ḫa-ṣum)

References

“maḫāṣu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 10, M, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977

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