petûm

petûm

Akkadian

Root
p-t-'

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈtuːm/

Etymology 1

Cognate with Arabic فَتَحَ‎ (fataḥa, “to open”) and Biblical Hebrew פָּתַח‎ (pāṯaḥ, “to open”).

Verb

petûm (stem G, class e, durative ipette, perfect iptete, preterite ipte, imperative pete) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. (transitive) to open

Alternative forms

• petû, patû (non-mimated)
• patā'um (Old Akkadian, Old Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒁁 (BAD) 𒋺 (TAG₄)	𒉿𒌅𒌑𒌝 (pe-tu-u₂-um) 𒉿𒌅𒌓𒌝 (pe-tu-u₄-um) 𒉿𒌅𒌋𒌝 (pe-tu-u-um) 𒁉𒌈 (pe₂-tum) 𒉿𒌅𒌑 (pe-tu-u₂) 𒉿𒌅𒌋 (pe-tu-u)

Derived terms

• pētûm (“gatekeeper, porter”)

 

Etymology 2

Verbal adjective of 𒉿𒌅𒌑𒌝 (petûm, “to open”).

Adjective

petûm (base peti, feminine petītum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. open
2. remote, far-off

Alternative forms

• petû (non-mimated)
• patûm, patû
• patium, pat'um (Old Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒁁 (BAD)	𒉿𒌅𒌑𒌝 (pe-tu-u₂-um) 𒉺𒌅𒌑𒌝 (pa-tu-u₂-um) 𒉿𒌅𒌑 (pe-tu-u₂) 𒉺𒌅𒌑 (pa-tu-u₂)

Derived terms

• petītum (“mated”)

 

References

• “petû”, 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 (1976), “petû(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
• Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (1976), “petû(m) II”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag