𒁉


𒁉 U+12049, 𒁉
CUNEIFORM SIGN BI
← π’ˆ
[U+12048]
Cuneiform π’Š β†’
[U+1204A]

Translingual

Alternative forms

Cuneiform sign

𒁉 Sign Number
MZL 358
Deimel 214
HZL 153

References

  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), MΓΌnster (2003)
  • A. Deimel, Ε umerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
  • Chr. RΓΌster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian

Sign values

Sign 𒁉
Sumerograms BEβ‚‚, BI, KAΕ 
Phonetic values beβ‚‚/peβ‚‚, bi/piβ‚‚, kaΕ‘

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁉 (be, β€œits”)

Logogram

𒁉 β€’ (BI)

  1. Sumerogram of Ε‘Ε« (β€œhe, it”)
  2. (after a logogram) Sumerogram of Ε‘uāti (β€œhim/it, that”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁉 (kaΕ‘, β€œbeer”).

Logogram

𒁉 β€’ (KAΕ )

  1. Sumerogram of Ε‘ikarum (β€œbeer”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Alternative forms of
/be/
π’‰Ώ (be₆)

Determiner

𒁉 β€’ (bi, beβ‚‚ /be/)

  1. (enclitic) this (near to the speaker)
Inflection
  • 𒁀 (ba /⁠bÒ⁠/, β€œin this”) (locative case)
  • 𒁀 (ba /⁠bΓ’k⁠/, β€œof this”) (genitive case)

Pronoun

𒁉 β€’ (bi, beβ‚‚ /be/)

  1. (enclitic) its (third-person non-human possessive pronoun)
Usage notes
  • The /e/ of 𒁉 (bi, beβ‚‚ /⁠be⁠/) contracts with the vowel of 1) the genitive case marker /ak/ and 2) the locative case marker /a/:
    1. π’ŠΊπ’‰»π’€ ― Ε‘e Ε‘ukurβ‚‚-ba /Ε‘e Ε‘ukuΕ™bΓ’k/ ― the barley of their subsistence allotment
    2. 𒂍𒁀 ― eβ‚‚-ba /Δ“bΓ’/ ― into its house
Inflection
  • 𒁀 (ba /⁠bΓ’k⁠/, β€œof its”) (genitive case)
  • 𒁀 (ba /⁠bÒ⁠/, β€œin/into its”) (locative case)
See also
Sumerian possessive pronouns
singular plural
1st singular π’ˆ¬
g̃u
π’ˆ¨
mΔ“
2nd singular π’ͺ
zu
π’ͺπ’‰ˆπ’‰ˆ
zunΔ“nΔ“
3rd singular hum. π’€€π’‰Œ
ane
π’€€π’‰ˆπ’‰ˆ
anΔ“nΔ“
nhum. 𒁉
be

Etymology 3

Alternative forms of
/kaΕ‘/
π’†œ (kaΕ‘β‚‚)

Noun

𒁉 β€’ (kaΕ‘)

  1. beer
    Synonym: 𒁷 (kurunβ‚‚ /⁠kurun⁠/)
  2. alcoholic drink

References

  • β€œπ’‰ (kaΕ‘)” in ePSD2
  • Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerianβ€Ž (doctoral thesis), pages 212-214
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