From Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dʰwéh₂ōs (genitive *h₁n̥dʰuh₂sós, literally “having breath inside”), from *h₁en (“in, inside”) + *dʰweh₂- (“smoke”) + *-ōs, whence also *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”)). Compare with Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”).
𒀭𒌅𒉿𒄴𒄩𒀸 • (an-tu-wa-aḫ-ḫa-aš, /ʔn̩twaχːas/) c
| Broad transcription | ||
|---|---|---|
| a-stem noun¹ | ||
| Common gender | Singular | Plural |
| nominative | antuḫšaš, antūwaḫḫaš, antuwaḫḫiš | antuḫšeš, antuḫšiš, antuwaḫḫeš, antuḫšuš |
| vocative | – | – |
| accusative | anduḫšan, antūḫšan, antuwaḫḫan | anduḫšuš, antuḫšuš, antuḫšeš |
| genitive | anduḫšaš, antuḫšaš, antuwaḫḫaš | antuḫšaš |
| dative-locative | antuḫši, antuḫše | antūwaḫḫaš, antuḫšaš, anduḫšaš |
| allative | – | – |
| ablative | antuḫšaz | antuḫšaz |
| instrumental | antuḫšet | antuḫšet |
| 1. The desinences in this table have been normalized. For alternative endings see Appendix:Hittite declension.
2. Only in Old Hittite. | ||
| Cuneiform script | ||
|---|---|---|
| a-stem noun | ||
| Common gender | Singular | Plural |
| nominative | 𒀀𒀸 | 𒂊𒌍, 𒄿𒅖 |
| a-aš | e-eš, i-iš | |
| vocative | 𒀀, 𒄿 | – |
| -a, -i | ||
| accusative | 𒀀𒀭 | 𒌋𒍑 |
| a-an | u-uš | |
| genitive | 𒀀𒀸 | 𒀀𒀸, 𒀀𒀭 |
| a-aš | a-aš, a-an | |
| dative-locative | 𒄿 | 𒀀𒀸 |
| -i | a-aš | |
| allative | 𒀀 | – |
| -a | ||
| ablative | 𒀀𒊍 | 𒀀𒊍 |
| a-az | a-az | |
| instrumental | 𒄿𒀉 | 𒄿𒀉 |
| i-it | i-it | |
| More than one syllabification is possible. For more information see Wiktionary:Hittite transliteration | ||