𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸

Hittite

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁esh₂ó- (“master”), perhaps originally “being”.

Noun

𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸 • (išḫāš)

1. master

Inflection

Broad transcription
a-stem noun
Common gender	Singular	Plural
nominative	išḫāš	išḫēš
vocative	išḫī, išḫā	–
accusative	išḫān	išḫūš
genitive	išḫāš	išḫāš, išḫān
dative-locative	išḫī	išḫāš
allative	išḫā	–
ablative	išḫāz(a)	išḫāz(a)
instrumental	išḫit	išḫit
The desinences in this table have been normalized. For alternative endings see Appendix:Hittite declension

Cuneiform script
a-stem noun
Common gender	Singular	Plural
nominative	𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸	𒅖𒄭𒂊𒌍
	iš-ḫa-a-aš	iš-ḫe-e-eš
vocative	𒅖𒄩, 𒅖𒄭𒄿	–
	iš-ḫa-a, iš-ḫi-i
accusative	𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀭	𒅖𒄷𒌋𒍑
	iš-ḫa-a-an	iš-ḫu-u-uš
genitive	𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸	𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸, 𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀭
	iš-ḫa-a-aš	iš-ḫa-a-aš, iš-ḫa-a-an
dative-locative	𒅖𒄭𒄿	𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸
	iš-ḫi-i	iš-ḫa-a-aš
allative	𒅖𒄩𒀀	–
	iš-ḫa-a
ablative	𒅖𒄩𒀀𒊍	𒅖𒄩𒀀𒊍
	iš-ḫa-a-az	iš-ḫa-a-az
instrumental	𒅖𒄭𒀉	𒅖𒄭𒀉
	iš-ḫi-it	iš-ḫi-it
More than one syllabification is possible. For more information see Wiktionary:Hittite transliteration

Derived terms

• 𒅖𒄩𒀸𒊭𒊏𒀸 (išḫaššaraš, “mistress”)

References

• Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN