warqum

Akkadian
Root
w-r-q
2 terms

Pronunciation

Adjective

warqum (feminine waruqtum, masculine plural warqūtum, feminine plural warqātum, predicative waruq) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. verbal adjective of warāqum:
    yellow, green

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒅊 (SIG₇)
  • 𒅊𒅊 (SIG₇.SIG₇)
  • 𒌒𒄣 (ar₂-qu)
  • 𒅈𒄣 (ar-qum)
  • 𒅈𒄣 (ar-qu)
  • 𒅕𒄣 (er-qu)

See also
    Colors in Akkadian · 𒊺𒂅 (šimtum) (layout · text)
         𒌓 (peṣûm)           𒈪 (ṣalmum)
                 𒋛𒀀 (sāmum)              𒋛𒀀 (sāmum)              𒅊 (warqum)
                              𒅊 (warqum)             
                                          
                                          

    References
    • “arqu adj.”, 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)arqu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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