qabûm

Akkadian

Root
q-b-y

Etymology

Of uncertain etymology, not a Sumerian loan, being derived from another substratum or more likely a Semitic root that was more productive in East Semitic; possible connections to Arabic قَوَّهُ‎ (qawwahu, “to shriek, scream, yell, cry out, shout”) and Arabic قَبَّ‎ (qabba, “to raise a clamor, to make a confusion of cries, to shout, to make a noise or utter a sound; to audibly gnash teeth, to grumble, to bray”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qaˈbuːm/

Verb

qabûm (class i)

to say, tell, speak, report, recite, pronounce, utter, declare
to enumerate, list (to say in a written document)
to make a statement, a deposition, to declare publicly, in court.
to give an order, decree
to name, call

Alternative forms

qabā'u
qabû (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings
Sumerograms	Phonetic
𒅗 (DUG₄, DU₁₁)	𒂵𒁍𒌑𒌝 (qa₂-bu-u₂-um) 𒋡𒁍𒌑 (qa-bu-u₂)