quʾʾû
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Variant: quwwû, qubbû, qaʾʾû
Meanings:
to await, wait for
de:German: Deutsch erwarten, wait for
Grammar:
pos: v.Verbroot: qʾjII/ʾ; III/j (mediae ʾaleph, tertiae infirmae)stem: DD-stem (Doubled stem/Intensive)
Etymology: Inherited
1Attestations
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) šumruṣu [l]i-qa-e (∥ [li]-qa-a ?) šulumšu Ludlul III 16 eBL “the sufferer [sha]ll await his recovery!” Diff. Oshima 2024, 94f. (“[..]. and he stood. Agonizing were ... [...”). The reading follows the old handcopy of VAT.9954 (KAR 175) on which an additional -e is copied in contrast to the newer handcopy in BWL pl. 12. Accordingly, the traces at the break in IM.124581: 7′ might also be read [... li-qa]-⸢e⸣ instead of [... li-qa]-⸢a⸣.