Translingual
| π·
|
Sign Number
|
| MZL
|
387
|
| Deimel
|
233
|
| HZL
|
56
|
| Components
|
| π, π«
|
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
|
GAβ, MAL, MAβ, PISAN
|
| Phonetic values
|
mal
|
Sumerian
Etymology 1
Alternative forms of /beΕ‘egΜ/
|
| ππ· (gibisagΜ)
|
| ππ· (gΜeΕ‘bisagΜ)
|
| π (bisagΜβ)
|
| π (bisagΜβ)
|
Noun
π· β’ (pisan, pisagΜ, bisagΜ /beΕ‘egΜ/)
- basket, container, box
- register (a tablet line division)
Etymology 2
Noun
π· β’ (gΜaβ /gΜa/)
- shed, stall, barn, enclosure
Etymology 3
Alternative forms of /gΜe/
|
| π·π (gΜaβ-e)
|
Pronoun
π· β’ (gΜeββ /gΜe/) (before genitive, dative, comitative markers π· (gΜaβ /β gΜaβ /) or π·π (gΜaβ-a /β gΜaβ /))
- I (first-person independent personal pronoun)
Usage notes
- π· (gΜeββ /β gΜeβ /) becomes π· (gΜaβ /β gΜaβ /) when followed by a case marker that contains the vowel /a/, i.e. genitive /ak/, dative /ra/, or comitative case /da/. Since the sign π· can be read both ways, sometimes scribes added π (e) or π (a) to disambiguate the spelling, e.g.:
- π·ππ° β gΜeββ-a-kam /gΜakam/ β He is mine.
- The final vowel /e/ becomes /Δ/ before the enclitic copula, and it is often indicated by the plene spelling, e.g.:
- π·ππ¨ β gΜeββ-e-me /gΜΔmen/ β I, myself
See also
Sumerian personal pronouns
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
π· (gΜe)
|
not attested
|
| 2nd person
|
π’ (ze)
|
not attested
|
| 3rd person
|
ππ (anΔ)
|
πππ (anΔnΔ)
|
Etymology 4
Verb
π· β’ (gΜeββ, gΜen /gΜen/)
- imperative of πΊ (du, βto go, comeβ)
See also
- Sumerian terms spelled with π·
References