lêku
REVIEW
Meanings:
to lick (up)
de:German: Deutsch (auf)lecken
Distribution: OAOA: Old Assyrian (ca. 1900–1700 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD), OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE)
Domain: Bodily functions
Grammar:
pos: v.Verbroot: lʾkII/ʾ (mediae ʾaleph) – e/e (<a/a)e/e class (from a/a, with vowel coloring)stem: GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem)
Etymology: Inherited
11. DD-stem (Doubled stem/Intensive)
OB-LitOB-Lit: Old Babylonian literary texts — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) DD-stem (Doubled stem/Intensive) kīma būrim lu-i-ki-ni ALL, 26: 22 SEAL “lick me like a calf!” new
22. Further Attestations
OAOA: Old Assyrian (ca. 1900–1700 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem) išātka ē ta-li?-ak AKT 6b, 408: 42 “do not lick your fire!” See Larsen ib. 200. new
OB-LitOB-Lit: Old Babylonian literary texts GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem) kalbū simmī ramanišunu li-li-i-ku AML, 43: 9 “may the dogs lick their own wounds”.