π’€€π’‰Œ

Sumerian

Signs in this term
π’€€ π’‰Œ

Pronoun

π’€€π’‰Œ β€’ (a-ni, a-neβ‚‚ /ane/)

  1. (enclitic) his/her (third-person human possessive pronoun)

Usage notes

  • The /a/ of π’€€π’‰Œ (a-neβ‚‚ /⁠ane⁠/) contracts with a preceding vowel:
    π’Š©π’†³π’‰Œ ― gemeβ‚‚-neβ‚‚ /gemΓͺne/ ― his/her female slave
  • The /e/ of π’€€π’‰Œ (a-neβ‚‚ /⁠ane⁠/) contracts with the vowel of 1) the genitive case marker /ak/ and 2) the locative case marker /a/:
    1. π’‚π’€­π’Šπ’ˆΎ ― eβ‚‚ digΜƒir-ra-na /Δ“ digΜƒiranΓ’k/ ― the temple of his god
    2. π’‚π’€€π’ˆΎ ― eβ‚‚-a-na /Δ“'anΓ’/ ― into his house

See also

Sumerian possessive pronouns
singular plural
1st singular π’ˆ¬
gΜƒu 		π’ˆ¨
mΔ“
2nd singular π’ͺ
zu 		π’ͺπ’‰ˆπ’‰ˆ
zunΔ“nΔ“
3rd singular hum. π’€€π’‰Œ
ane 		π’€€π’‰ˆπ’‰ˆ
anΔ“nΔ“
nhum. 𒁉
be

References

  • Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerianβ€Ž[1] (doctoral thesis), page 214
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