warkatum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === Cognate with Arabic وَرِك (warik, “hip, buttock”) and Biblical Hebrew יָרֵךְ (yɔreḵ, “thigh, side”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwar.ka.tum/ === Noun === warkatum f (plural warkātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on) backside, rear side (anatomy) rectum, buttocks (military) rear guard (of an army) (finance) later instalment arrears (unpaid debt) estate, inheritance circumstances, background (of a case) 𒉿𒅈𒅗𒌓 𒉺𒊏𒋢𒌝 [warkatam parāsum] ― wa-ar-ka-tam pa-ra-su-um ― to investigate the circumstances of a case ==== Alternative forms ==== warkatu (non-mimated) barkatu urkatum, urkatu (Assyrian) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “arkatu”, 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), “(w)arkatu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library Huehnergard, John (2011), A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns