𒀭𒌅𒉿𒄴𒄩𒀸

Hittite

𒀭𒌅𒉿𒄴𒄩𒀸

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dʰwéh₂ōs (genitive *h₁n̥dʰuh₂sós, literally “having breath inside”), from *h₁en (“in, inside”) + *dʰweh₂- (“smoke”) + *-ōs, whence also *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”)). Compare with Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”).

Noun

𒀭𒌅𒉿𒄴𒄩𒀸 • (an-tu-wa-aḫ-ḫa-aš, /ʔn̩twaχːas/) c

1. man, human being, person

Inflection

Broad transcription
a-stem noun¹
Common gender	Singular	Plural
nominative	antuḫšaš, antūwaḫḫaš, antuwaḫḫiš	antuḫšeš, antuḫšiš, antuwaḫḫeš, antuḫšuš
vocative	–	–
accusative	anduḫšan, antūḫšan, antuwaḫḫan	anduḫšuš, antuḫšuš, antuḫšeš
genitive	anduḫšaš, antuḫšaš, antuwaḫḫaš	antuḫšaš
dative-locative	antuḫši, antuḫše	antūwaḫḫaš, antuḫšaš, anduḫšaš
allative	–	–
ablative	antuḫšaz	antuḫšaz
instrumental	antuḫšet	antuḫšet
1. The desinences in this table have been normalized. For alternative endings see Appendix:Hittite declension. 2. Only in Old Hittite.

Cuneiform script
a-stem noun
Common gender	Singular	Plural
nominative	𒀀𒀸	𒂊𒌍, 𒄿𒅖
	a-aš	e-eš, i-iš
vocative	𒀀, 𒄿	–
	-a, -i
accusative	𒀀𒀭	𒌋𒍑
	a-an	u-uš
genitive	𒀀𒀸	𒀀𒀸, 𒀀𒀭
	a-aš	a-aš, a-an
dative-locative	𒄿	𒀀𒀸
	-i	a-aš
allative	𒀀	–
	-a
ablative	𒀀𒊍	𒀀𒊍
	a-az	a-az
instrumental	𒄿𒀉	𒄿𒀉
	i-it	i-it
More than one syllabification is possible. For more information see Wiktionary:Hittite transliteration

References

• Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 227