ištu
Akkadian edit
Etymology edit
Compare Ge'ez ውስታ (wəsta, “in”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈiʃ.tu/
Preposition edit
ištu (from Old Akkadian on)
- (place) from, out of
- (place) down from
- (time) since, after
- 𒅖𒌅 𒄿𒈾𒀭𒈾 𒌓𒌋𒄰 𒈠𒄴𒊑𒅗 𒀀𒈾𒆪
- [ištu inanna ešeret ūmī maḫrīka anāku]
- iš-tu i-na-an-na UD.10.KAM ma-aḫ-ri-ka a-na-ku
- I will be with you 10 days from now.
Alternative forms edit
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Conjunction edit
ištu (with subjunctive) (from Old Akkadian on)
- (time) since, after
- 𒅖𒌅 𒀀𒈾𒆪 𒅇 𒅗𒀀𒋫 𒉌𒅔𒈾𒄠𒊒 𒈠𒋾𒈠 𒁲𒅎𒅗 𒌑𒌌 𒋫𒀸𒁍𒊏𒄠
- [ištu anāku u kāta ninnamru matima ṭēmka ul tašpuram]
- iš-tu a-na-ku u₃ ka-a-ta ni-in-na-am-ru ma-ti-ma ṭe-em-ka u₂-ul ta-aš-pu-ra-am
- Ever since you and I met you have never sent me any news of you.
- (time) when, as soon as
- (causal) since, because
Alternative forms edit
- uštu (Elam)
- ultu, ilti (Standard Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian)
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Derived terms edit
References edit
- “ištu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011