ḫamṭu

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From the verb 𒄩𒈠𒌅𒌝 (ḫamāṭum, “to be quick”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈχam.tˤu/ === Adjective === ḫamṭu (Standard Babylonian) (Middle Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian) quick, swift, sudden (Standard Babylonian, grammar) ḫamṭu ("quick (pronunciation)", used in the description of Sumerian verbs to refer to the perfective form) ==== Alternative forms ==== ḫanṭu ==== Related terms ==== marû === References === “ḫamṭu”, 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), “ḫamṭu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library