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Translingual
Alternative forms
Cuneiform sign
| π | Sign Number | |
|---|---|---|
| MZL | 358 | |
| Deimel | 214 | |
| HZL | 153 | |
References
- R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), MΓΌnster (2003)
- A. Deimel, Ε umerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
- Chr. RΓΌster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)
Akkadian
Sign values
| Sign | π |
|---|---|
| Sumerograms | BEβ, BI, KAΕ |
| Phonetic values | beβ/peβ, bi/piβ, kaΕ‘ |
Etymology 1
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π (be, βitsβ)
Logogram
π β’ (BI)
- Sumerogram of Ε‘Ε« (βhe, itβ)
- (after a logogram) Sumerogram of Ε‘uΔti (βhim/it, thatβ)
Etymology 2
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π (kaΕ‘, βbeerβ).
Logogram
π β’ (KAΕ )
- Sumerogram of Ε‘ikarum (βbeerβ)
Sumerian
Etymology 1
| Alternative forms of /be/ |
|---|
| πΏ (beβ) |
Determiner
π β’ (bi, beβ /be/)
- (enclitic) this (near to the speaker)
Inflection
- π (ba /β bΓ’β /, βin thisβ) (locative case)
- π (ba /β bΓ’kβ /, βof thisβ) (genitive case)
Related terms
- π π (ki-ba /β kibΓ’β /)
- π ππ (ki-ud-ba /β ki'udbΓ’β /)
- ππ (ud-ba /β udbΓ’β /)
Etymology 2
Pronoun
π β’ (bi, beβ /be/)
- (enclitic) its (third-person non-human possessive pronoun)
Usage notes
- The /e/ of π (bi, beβ /β beβ /) contracts with the vowel of 1) the genitive case marker /ak/ and 2) the locative case marker /a/:
- πΊπ»π β Ε‘e Ε‘ukurβ-ba /Ε‘e Ε‘ukuΕbΓ’k/ β the barley of their subsistence allotment
- ππ β eβ-ba /ΔbΓ’/ β into its house
Inflection
- π (ba /β bΓ’kβ /, βof itsβ) (genitive case)
- π (ba /β bΓ’β /, βin/into itsβ) (locative case)
See also
| Sumerian possessive pronouns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| 1st singular | π¬ gΜu |
π¨ mΔ | |
| 2nd singular | πͺ zu |
πͺππ zunΔnΔ | |
| 3rd singular | hum. | ππ ane |
πππ anΔnΔ |
| nhum. | π be | ||
Etymology 3
| Alternative forms of /kaΕ‘/ |
|---|
| π (kaΕ‘β) |
Noun
π β’ (kaΕ‘)
References
- βπ (kaΕ‘)β in ePSD2
- Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian (doctoral thesis), pages 212-214