ḫanāqu

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Meanings:
to press, to choke
de:German: Deutsch pressen, (er)würgen
fr:French: Français presser, étrangler, étouffer
Distribution: OB onward(s)OB onward(s): Old Babylonian onwards (ca. 2000 BCE onwards), NANA: Neo Assyrian (ca. 1000–600 BCE)
Grammar:
pos: v.Verbroot: ḫnqIII – a/ua/u class (Present a, Preterite u)stem: GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem), GtGt-stem (G with t-infix), GtnGtn-stem (G with tan-infix, iterative), DD-stem (Doubled stem/Intensive), DtDt-stem (D with t-infix), ŠŠ-stem (Causative stem), NN-stem (Reflexive/Passive stem), NtnNtn-stem (N with tan-infix, iterative)
Etymology: Inherited Cf. Aram./Syr. ḥnq “to strangle”, see Sokoloff 2009, 473; Sokoloff 2002, 474; Arab. ḫnq “to strangle”, see Lane 818, and similar on other Sem. languages.
2 Lexical
Lexical Lists

OB-LexOB-Lex: Old Babylonian lexical texts — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem) LÚ!?x⸢X⸣.RI = ḫa-na-qum ZA 94, 231 ii 23. see Krebernik ib. p. 238. new

Commentaries

SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) (comm.) GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem) šuburrašu ḫa-niq : šuḫḫašu ḫadiq CunMon. 49/2, 196: 5′ “his after is constricted (means) his rectum is pressed together(?)”. Commentary Sakikkû VII (unknown entry).

11. GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem): To choke

LBLB: Late Babylonian (ca. 626 BCE – 100 CE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem) akī ḫa-na-qu dubsar 3, 166: 34 “(it is) like choking”. said of a work assignment. new

22. DD-stem (Doubled stem/Intensive): To strangle, throttle

OB-LitOB-Lit: Old Babylonian literary texts — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) DD-stem (Doubled stem/Intensive) ṣeḫrūtim ḫu-nu-qú ú-ḫa-an-na-aq AML, 165: 10f. SEAL “she (Lamaštu) strangles the young”. new

OB-LitOB-Lit: Old Babylonian literary texts — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) DD-stem (Doubled stem/Intensive) šerrīšina u₄-ḫa-ni-iq AML, 157: 7 SEAL “(the evil eye) strangled their babies”. new

23. GtnGtn-stem (G with tan-infix, iterative): To suffocate, keep choking

OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) GtnGtn-stem (G with tan-infix, iterative) ina ḫi-ta-nu-qí-im lā amât CUSAS 36, 81: 17 “may I not die from constant choking”. said about lack of workers. new

OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) GtnGtn-stem (G with tan-infix, iterative) awīlū ina ḫi-ta-nu-qí-im imuttū CUSAS 36, 193: 32 “the people are dying from constant choking”. also awīlū ina ḫi-ta-nu-qí lā muttū “may the people not die from constant choking” ib. 42. new

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