emēqu
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Meanings:
to be(come) wise
de:German: Deutsch weise sein/werden
fr:French: Français être/devenir sage
Distribution: OAkkOAkk: Old Akkadian (ca. 2350–2100 BCE), OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE), MBMB: Middle Babylonian (ca. 1600–1000 BCE), SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE), LBLB: Late Babylonian (ca. 626 BCE – 100 CE)
Grammar:
pos: v.Verbroot: ʾmqI/ʾ; I/e (primae ʾaleph) – e/e (<a/a)e/e class (from a/a, with vowel coloring) (?)stative: PaRuSStative in PaRuS (deviates from default PaRiS)stem: GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem), ŠtŠt-stem (Š with t-infix)
Etymology: Inherited Cf. probably Sem. ʿmq “to be(come) deep”, see Kogan 2015, 116 Kogan 2015, 116 (with further cognates in Arab., Hebr., Ugar., Eth.). Note the probable connection of emūqu “strength” to a PS root ʿmq “tough, strong” (suggested by its semantic) and not ʿmq “to be(come) deep” (or PWS as noted by Kogan), cf. Kogan 2015, 333 and 351.
1Attestations
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem) ul itti Ea apsî ⸢i⸣-me-eq Gilg. SB III 104 eBL “will he not become wise with Ea in the subterranean ocean?”