siāqum

Akkadian

Root
s-y-q
2 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /siˈaː.qum/

Verb

siāqum (G, a-i, durative isīaq, perfect issīq, preterite isīq, imperative sīq)

1. to be(come) narrow

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive		siāqum
Participle		sāiqum
Adjective		sīqum
Active		Durative	Perfect	Preterite	Imperative
1.sg		asīaq	assīq	asīq	lusīq
2.sg	m	tasīaq	tassīq	tasīq	sīq
	f	tasiqqī	tassīqī	tasīqī	sīqī
3.sg		isīaq	issīq	isīq	lisīq
1.pl		nisīaq	nissīq	nisīq	i nisīq
2.pl		tasiqqā	tassīqā	tasīqā	sīqā
3.pl	m	isiqqū	issīqū	isīqū	lisīqū
	f	isiqqā	issīqā	isīqā	lisīqā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms

• siāqu (non-mimated)
• sâqu

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒊓𒀀𒄣 (sa-a-qu)