narkabtu [GIŠ.GIGIR : 
] (n. ; (Nuzi) : [rākib narkabtu] : chariot driver
: markabtu)
[Army → Weapons]
1) chariot (of war, for hunting , ceremonial) ;
: [narkabat tāḫāzi : war-chariot , bēl narkabti : chariot owner , assāru / ša-narkabti : charioteer / rein-holder / auriga ;
2) cultic / divine chariot ; [narkabtu ūmi] : storm chariot of Marduk ;
[bīt narkabtu] : (part of a chariot ?) , chariot shed (?) , 
: chariot estate (military fief) ; [neḫēs narkabtu] : (physical malfunction) backwards rolling of a chariot (?) ;
3) [MUL.GIŠ.GIGIR : 
] : (constellation of) Auriga ;
Cf. rakābu
See also : berkabtu, uttartu, pattūtu, dunānu, mašīru, mukīl appātūtu, sūsanu, mār damqi, mukīl ašāti
Comparison with other Semitic languages :
- Proto-Semitic : *markabat
- Arabic : markabat مَرْكَبَة
- Syriac : markva ܡܲܪܟܒܼܵܐ "chariot"
- Hebrew : merkaḃā מרכבה "chariot"
- Ugaritic : mrkbt
"chariot"