warki

Akkadian

Etymology

From a lost noun *warkum, biform of 𒉿𒅈𒅗𒌈 (warkatum, “rear, backside”).

Pronunciation

Preposition

warki (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. after
    𒉿𒅈𒆠𒋗 ― wa-ar-ki-šu /warkīšu/ ― after his death (literally, “after him”)
  2. behind

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒉿𒅈𒆠 (wa-ar-ki)
  • 𒅈𒆠 (ar-ki)
  • 𒄱𒆠 (ar₂-ki)
  • 𒌨𒆠 (ur-ki)

Derived terms
  • warkûm (“later, subsequent, future”)
  • warkānum (later on)
  • warkītum (“posterity, descendants”)

References
  • “arki”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “(w)arki”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvar.ki/
  • Rhymes: -arki
  • Syllabification: war‧ki

Noun

warki f

  1. inflection of warka:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural
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