damqum

Akkadian
Root
d-m-q
2 terms

Pronunciation

Adjective

damqum (feminine damiqtum, masculine plural damqūtum, feminine plural damqātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. verbal adjective of damāqum:
    1. good, fine (of good quality)
    2. pretty, handsome, beautiful, fair, nice, shapely, comely, cute, bonny, chick, elegant, glamorous
    3. fortunate, happy, lucky, favourable, well-off, well-to-do
    4. noble, aristocrat
    5. benevolent, kind, genteel, benign, chivalrous
    6. able-bodied, qualified, capable, skilled

Alternative forms
  • damqu (non-mimated)
  • danqu, daqqu (Neo-Assyrian)
  • da'iqtu (Middle Assyrian)
  • dêqtu (Neo-Assyrian)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒁮𒆪𒌝 (dam-qu₂-um)

Derived terms
  • damiqtum

References
  • “damqu”, 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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