rapāšum

Akkadian
Root
r-p-š
1 term

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

rapāšum (class i) (from Old Babylonian on)

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

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒊏𒉺𒋳 (ra-pa-šum)
  • uznum rapaštum (“great intelligence, understanding”)

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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