𒀀𒉈𒉈
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Sumerian
𒀀 | 𒉈 | 𒉈 |
Etymology 1
From 𒀀𒉈 (a-ne /anē/, “he/she”) + 𒂊𒉈 (e-ne /enē/, plural marker).
Pronoun
𒀀𒉈𒉈 • (a-ne-ne /anēnē/)
- they (third-person plural personal pronoun)
See also
Sumerian personal pronouns | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
1st person | 𒂷 g̃e |
not attested |
2nd person | 𒍢 ze |
not attested |
3rd person | 𒀀𒉈 anē |
𒀀𒉈𒉈 anēnē |
Etymology 2
From 𒀀𒉌 (a-ne₂ /ane/, “his/her”) + 𒂊𒉈 (e-ne /enē/, plural marker).
Pronoun
𒀀𒉈𒉈 • (a-ne-ne /anēnē/)
- (enclitic) their (third-person plural possessive pronoun)
Usage notes
- The /a/ of 𒀀𒉈𒉈 (a-ne-ne /anēnē/) contracts with a preceding vowel:
- 𒅆𒉈𒉈𒂠 ― igi-ne-ne-še₃ /igînēnēše/ ― before their eyes
- The final /ē/ of 𒀀𒉈𒉈 (a-ne-ne /anēnē/) does not contract with the locative case marker /a/:
- 𒅗𒂵𒉈𒉈𒀀 ― ka-ga-ne-ne-a /kaganēnē'a/ ― in their own mouths
- The final /ē/ of 𒀀𒉈𒉈 (a-ne-ne /anēnē/) contracts with the vowel of the genitive case marker /ak/, resulting in /ê/:
- 𒐋𒀀𒉈𒉈𒄰 ― aš₃-a-ne-ne-kam /āšanēnêkam/ ― (this) is of the six of them
See also
Sumerian possessive pronouns | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | ||
1st singular | 𒈬 g̃u |
𒈨 mē | |
2nd singular | 𒍪 zu |
𒍪𒉈𒉈 zunēnē | |
3rd singular | hum. | 𒀀𒉌 ane |
𒀀𒉈𒉈 anēnē |
nhum. | 𒁉 be |
References
- Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian[1] (doctoral thesis), pages 218-219