erēšum

Akkadian
Root
'-r-š
3 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḥaraṯ- (“to plow”). Cognate with Arabic حَرَثَ (ḥaraṯa) and Biblical Hebrew חָרַשׁ (ḥɔráš).

Pronunciation

Verb

erēšum (G, i, durative irriš, perfect īteriš, preterite īriš, imperative eriš)

  1. to sow, plant, plough and seed
  2. to cultivate (a field)

Conjugation
Conjugation
Infinitive erēšum
Participle ērišum
Adjective eršum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg erriš ēteriš ēriš lūriš
2.sg m terriš tēteriš tēriš eriš
f terrišī tēteršī tērišī eršī
3.sg irriš īteriš īriš līriš
1.pl nirriš nīteriš nīriš i nīriš
2.pl terrišā tēteršā tērišā eršā
3.pl m irrišū īteršū īrišū līrišū
f irrišā īteršā īrišā līrišā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒂊𒊑𒋳 (e-re-šum)
  • 𒂊𒊑𒋙 (e-re-šu₂)

References
  • “erēšu B”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, volume 4, E, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1958, page 285
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “erēšu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, page 77
  • Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns
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