π’ͺπ’‰ˆπ’‰ˆ

Sumerian
Signs in this term
π’ͺπ’‰ˆπ’‰ˆ

Etymology

Plural form of π’ͺ (zu, β€œthou, you”) modelled on π’€€π’‰ˆπ’‰ˆ (a-ne-ne /⁠anΔ“nē⁠/, β€œtheir”). See also π’ͺπ’‰ˆ (zu-ne /⁠zunē⁠/, β€œyour, of you all”).

Pronoun

π’ͺπ’‰ˆπ’‰ˆ β€’ (zu-ne-ne /zunΔ“nΔ“/)

  1. (enclitic) your, of you all (second-person plural possessive pronoun)

Usage notes
  • The final /Δ“/ of π’ͺπ’‰ˆπ’‰ˆ (zu-ne-ne, β€œzunΔ“nē”) does not contract with the locative case marker /a/.
  • The final /Δ“/ of π’ͺπ’‰ˆπ’‰ˆ (zu-ne-ne, β€œzunΔ“nē”) contracts with the vowel of the genitive case marker /ak/, resulting in /Γͺ/:
    π’ƒ»π’‚΅π’Š­π’€­π’ͺπ’‰ˆπ’‰ˆπ’…—
    nig̃₂ ga-őa-an-zu-ne-ne-ka
    /nigΜƒ gaΕ‘anzunΔ“nΓͺkam/
    this is your (plural) queen's
    (literally, β€œ(it) is the thing of the queen of you all”)

See also
Sumerian possessive pronouns
singular plural
1st singular π’ˆ¬
gΜƒu		 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

References
  • Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerianβ€Ž (doctoral thesis), pages 218-219
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