𒀀𒉈𒉈

𒀀𒉈𒉈

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒀀

𒉈

𒉈

Etymology 1

From 𒀀𒉈 (a-ne /anē/, “he/she”) +‎ 𒂊𒉈 (e-ne /enē/, plural marker).

Pronoun

𒀀𒉈𒉈 • (a-ne-ne /anēnē/)

1. 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/)

1. (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 (doctoral thesis), pages 218-219