siāqum

Akkadian

Root
s-y-q

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́yḳ- (“to be narrow”). Cognate with Arabic ضَاقَ‎ (ḍāqa, “to be narrow”) and Biblical Hebrew צוּק‎ (ṣûq, “to constrain, bring into straits, press upon”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siˈaː.qum/

Verb

siāqum (class i, durative isīaq, preterite isīq)

to be(come) narrow

Alternative forms

siāqu (non-mimated)
sâqu

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
𒊓𒀀𒄣 (sa-a-qu)