𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸
Hittite
FWOTD – 29 September 2025
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁esh₂ó- (“master”), perhaps originally “being”.
Noun
𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸 • (iš-ḫa-a-aš /išḫāš/)
Inflection
| Broad transcription | ||
|---|---|---|
| a-stem noun | ||
| Common gender | Singular | Plural |
| nominative | išḫāš | išḫēš |
| vocative | išḫī, išḫā | – |
| accusative | išḫān | išḫūš |
| genitive | išḫāš | išḫāš, išḫān |
| dative-locative | išḫī | išḫāš |
| allative | išḫā | – |
| ablative | išḫāz(a) | išḫāz(a) |
| instrumental | išḫit | išḫit |
| The desinences in this table have been normalized. For alternative endings see Appendix:Hittite declension | ||
| Cuneiform script | ||
|---|---|---|
| a-stem noun | ||
| Common gender | Singular | Plural |
| nominative | 𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸 | 𒅖𒄭𒂊𒌍 |
| iš-ḫa-a-aš | iš-ḫe-e-eš | |
| vocative | 𒅖𒄩, 𒅖𒄭𒄿 | – |
| iš-ḫa-a, iš-ḫi-i | ||
| accusative | 𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀭 | 𒅖𒄷𒌋𒍑 |
| iš-ḫa-a-an | iš-ḫu-u-uš | |
| genitive | 𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸 | 𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸, 𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀭 |
| iš-ḫa-a-aš | iš-ḫa-a-aš, iš-ḫa-a-an | |
| dative-locative | 𒅖𒄭𒄿 | 𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸 |
| iš-ḫi-i | iš-ḫa-a-aš | |
| allative | 𒅖𒄩𒀀 | – |
| iš-ḫa-a | ||
| ablative | 𒅖𒄩𒀀𒊍 | 𒅖𒄩𒀀𒊍 |
| iš-ḫa-a-az | iš-ḫa-a-az | |
| instrumental | 𒅖𒄭𒀉 | 𒅖𒄭𒀉 |
| iš-ḫi-it | iš-ḫi-it | |
| More than one syllabification is possible. For more information see Wiktionary:Hittite transliteration | ||
Derived terms
- 𒅖𒄩𒀸𒊭𒊏𒀸 (išḫaššaraš, “mistress”)
References
- Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008), Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN