rapāšum

Akkadian
Root
r-p-š
1 term

Etymology

Compare Biblical Hebrew פָּרַשׂ (pɔráś, “to spread, stretch out”).

Pronunciation

Verb

rapāšum (G, i, durative irappiš, perfect irtapiš, preterite irpiš, imperative ripiš, verbal adjective rapšum) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. to be or become wide, broad, large, to increase, to expand

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒂼 (DAGAL)
  • 𒄫 (PEŠ) (sometimes in Standard Babylonian)
  • 𒊏𒉺𒋳 (ra-pa-šum)
  • 𒊏𒉺𒋗 (ra-pa-šu)
  • 𒊏𒉺𒋙 (ra-pa-šu₂)

References
  • “rapāšu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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