-iš
See also: Appendix:Variations of "is"
Akkadian edit
Etymology edit
Unknown.
Pronunciation edit
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /-iʃ/
Suffix edit
-iš
- (Old Babylonian) Combined with an infinitive, it denotes purpose, and corresponds to the preposition 𒀀𒈾 (ana) plus infinitive. It only occurs in Old Babylonian literary texts.
- 𒉡𒊌𒆪𒊏𒀜 𒀀𒈠𒊑𒅖 𒉺𒀠𒄩𒀜
- [nukkurat amāriš palḫat]
- nu-uk-ku-ra-at a-ma-ri-iš pa-al-ḫa-at
- She is strange to look at, she's fearsome.
- Suffix used to derive adverbs from adjectives.