𒂊𒉿𒀭
Hittite
Etymology
Kloekhorst proposes a reconstruction Proto-Indo-European *yéw-on-, which he regards as a more archaic form of Proto-Indo-European *yéwos (“barley”). Compare Ancient Greek ζειά (zeiá, “einkorn wheat”) and Sanskrit यव (yáva, “barley”).
Noun
𒂊𒉿𒀭 • (e-wa-an) n /ewan/
- a kind of grain
- a kind of soup
Inflection
Broad transcription | ||
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n-stem noun¹ | ||
Neuter gender | Singular | Plural |
nominative | ewan | ewana |
accusative | ewan | ewana |
genitive | ewanaš | ewanaš, ewanan² |
dative-locative | ewani | ewanaš |
allative | ewana | – |
ablative | ewanaz(a) | ewanaz(a) |
instrumental | ewanit | ewanit |
1. The desinences in this table have been normalized. For alternative endings see Appendix:Hittite declension 2. Only attested in Old Hittite. |
Cuneiform | ||
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n-stem noun | ||
Neuter gender | Singular | Plural |
nominative | 𒂊𒌋𒉿𒀭 | 𒂊𒌋𒉿𒈾 |
e-wa-an | e-u-wa-na | |
accusative | 𒂊𒌋𒉿𒀭 | 𒂊𒌋𒉿𒈾 |
e-wa-an | e-u-wa-na | |
genitive | 𒂊𒌋𒉿𒈾𒀸 | 𒂊𒌋𒉿𒈾𒀸, 𒂊𒌋𒉿𒈾𒀭 |
e-u-wa-na-aš | e-u-wa-na-aš, e-u-wa-na-an | |
dative-locative | 𒂊𒌋𒉿𒉌 | 𒂊𒌋𒉿𒈾𒀸 |
e-u-wa-ni | e-u-wa-na-aš | |
allative | 𒂊𒌋𒉿𒈾 | – |
e-u-wa-na | ||
ablative | 𒂊𒌋𒉿𒈾𒊍 | 𒂊𒌋𒉿𒈾𒊍 |
e-u-wa-na-az | e-u-wa-na-az | |
instrumental | 𒂊𒌋𒉿𒉌𒀉 | 𒂊𒌋𒉿𒉌𒀉 |
e-u-wa-ni-it | e-u-wa-ni-it | |
More than one syllabification is possible. For more information see Wiktionary:Hittite transliteration |
References
- Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 312