ḫamāṭum

== Akkadian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /χaˈmaː.tˤum/ === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== ḫamāṭum (G, u, durative iḫammuṭ, perfect iḫtamuṭ, preterite iḫmuṭ, imperative ḫumuṭ) (from Old Babylonian on) to hasten, be quick to go/come in haste ===== Alternative forms ===== ḫamāṭu (non-mimated) === Etymology 2 === Compare Arabic حَمَّصَ (ḥammaṣa). ==== Verb ==== ḫamāṭum (G, a-u, durative iḫammaṭ, perfect iḫtamaṭ, preterite iḫmuṭ, imperative ḫumuṭ) (from Old Babylonian on) to burn, burn up, be inflamed ===== Alternative forms ===== ḫamāṭu (non-mimated) === References === “ḫamāṭu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011 Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “ḫamāṭu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library