ištu

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Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Ge'ez ውስታ (wəsta, “in”).

Pronunciation

Preposition

ištu (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. (place) from, out of
  2. (place) down from
  3. (time) since, after
    𒅖𒌅 𒄿𒈾𒀭𒈾 𒌓𒌋𒄰 𒈠𒄴𒊑𒅗 𒀀𒈾𒆪
    [ištu inanna ešeret ūmī maḫrīka anāku]
    iš-tu i-na-an-na UD.10.KAM ma-aḫ-ri-ka a-na-ku
    I will be with you 10 days from now.

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Conjunction

ištu (with subjunctive) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. (time) since, after
    𒅖𒌅 𒀀𒈾𒆪 𒅇 𒅗𒀀𒋫 𒉌𒅔𒈾𒄠𒊒 𒈠𒋾𒈠 𒁲𒅎𒅗 𒌑𒌌 𒋫𒀸𒁍𒊏𒄠
    [ištu anāku u kāta ninnamru matima ṭēmka ul tašpuram]
    iš-tu a-na-ku u₃ ka-a-ta ni-in-na-am-ru ma-ti-ma ṭe-em-ka u₂-ul ta-aš-pu-ra-am
    Ever since you and I met you have never sent me any news of you.
  2. (time) when, as soon as
  3. (causal) since, because

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Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

Derived terms

References

  • “ištu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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