arāku  [GÍD : , GÍD.DA : ]  (vb. i/i)

G. to be long (length, time) ; to last long ; to be too long D. to lengthen ; to be overdue ; hend. : to do at length Dt. to be prorogated Š. to prolong, extend

Cf. arraku, ariktu

Comparison with other Semitic languages :

• Proto-Semitic : ^*ʾarāk
• Arabic : ʿarīq  عريق "of long roots, of outstanding tradition"
• Syriac : ʾerak  ܐܸܪܲܟ
• Hebrew : ʾārak̇  אָרַכ
• Ugaritic : ảrk  

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