laḫāšu
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Variant: laḫāsu (?)
Meanings:
to whisper
Distribution: OAOA: Old Assyrian (ca. 1900–1700 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD), OB-LitOB-Lit: Old Babylonian literary texts
Grammar:
pos: v.Verbroot: lḫšIIIstem: GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem), DtDt-stem (D with t-infix)
2Attestations
OAOA: Old Assyrian (ca. 1900–1700 BCE) DtDt-stem (D with t-infix) aḫūka ina puzrim ⸢iš?-té ? PN⸣ ul-ta-ḫi-iš AKT 6a, 285: 25 “your brother has plotted in secret with PN”. see also multaḫḫišu.
OB-LitOB-Lit: Old Babylonian literary texts GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem) la-ḫa-sú-um laḫsīʾātum AML, 42: 9 SEAL “whispering, the whispering ones”. Beginning of an incantation against maškadu-disease. The interpretation as a variant of laḫāšu follows Cavigneaux/al-Rawi 2002, 10f. 10f. and AML 146. The spelling may also render a form laḫḫāsu “whisperer” (likewise hith. unattested). See also laḫsû.