qiāšum

qiāšum

Akkadian

Root
q-y-š
2 terms

Etymology

Compare Arabic قَاسَ‎ (qāsa, “to measure”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /qiˈaː.ʃum/

Verb

qiāšum (G, a-i, durative iqīaš, perfect iqtīš, preterite iqīš, imperative qīš, verbal adjective qīšum) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. to bestow, give, grant, make a votive offering

Inflection

Conjugation
Infinitive		qiāšum
Participle		qāišum
Adjective		qīšum
Active		Durative	Preterite	Perfect	Imperative
1.sg		aqīaš	aqīš	aqtīš	luqīš
2.sg	m	taqīaš	taqīš	taqtīš	qīš
	f	taqiššī	taqīšī	taqtīšī	qīšī
3.sg		iqīaš	iqīš	iqtīš	liqīš
1.pl		niqīaš	niqīš	niqtīš	i niqīš
2.pl		taqiššā	taqīšā	taqtīšā	qīšā
3.pl	m	iqiššū	iqīšū	iqtīšū	liqīšū
	f	iqiššā	iqīšā	iqtīšā	liqīšā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

• qiāšu (non-mimated)
• qâšu

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒁀 (BA) 𒃻𒁀 (NIG₂.BA)	𒆠𒀀𒋳 (qi₂-a-šum) 𒆠𒀀𒋗 (qi₂-a-šu) 𒋡𒀀𒋗 (qa-a-šu) 𒂵𒀀𒋗 (qa₂-a-šu) 𒆠𒀀𒋙 (qi₂-a-šu₂) 𒋡𒀀𒋙 (qa-a-šu₂)

References

• “qâšu”, 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), “qiāšu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag