𒈾𒀝𒆠𒅖

Hittite

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Etymology

Uncertain. The term has been connected with *h₁neḱ- (“to receive, take away”). In this case, the term might reflect Proto-Indo-European *h₁noḱ-ih₂, from *h₁noḱ-o- + *-ih₂.^[1] If this theory is accepted, then this term constitutes Anatolian evidence for the suffix *-ih₂.^[1] However, Kloekhorst rejects this etymology, arguing that the semantics are problematic. Kloekhorst suggests that, for this etymology to be possible, the Hittite word must have came to mean "important" from an earlier meaning of "heavy," yet such a sense is not known for this Hittite word.^[2]

Adjective

𒈾𒀝𒆠𒅖 • (na-ak-ki-iš /nakkis/) c^[2]

important, high-ranking, honored, esteemed
powerful
inaccessible

Declension

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Broad transcription
i-stem
	Singular		Plural
	common	neuter	common	neuter
nominative	nakkiš	nakki	nakkieš	nakkia,nakki
nominative
accusative	nakkin	nakki	nakkiuš	nakkia,nakki
accusative
genitive	nakkiaš, nakkaš	nakkiaš, nakkaš	nakkiaš, nakkaš	nakkiaš, nakkaš
genitive
dative-locative	nakki	nakki	nakkayaš, nakkaš	nakkayaš, nakkaš
dative-locative
allative	nakkiya	nakkiya	–	–
allative
ablative	nakkiyaz,nakkaz	nakkiyaz,nakkaz	nakkiyaz,nakkaz	nakkiyaz,nakkaz
ablative
instrumental	nakkit	nakkit	nakkit	nakkit
instrumental
The desinences in this table have been normalized. For alternative endings see Appendix:Hittite declension

Cuneiform
i-stem
	Singular		Plural
	common	neuter	common	neuter
nominative	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒅖	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒄿	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒂊𒌍	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒀀
nominative	na-ak-ki-iš	na-ak-ki-i	na-ak-ki-e-eš	na-ak-ki-a
accusative	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒅔	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒄿	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒍑	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒀀
accusative	na-ak-ki-in	na-ak-ki-i	na-ak-ki-uš	na-ak-ki-a
genitive	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒀸	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒀸	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒀸	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒀸
genitive	na-ak-ki-ya-aš	na-ak-ki-ya-aš	na-ak-ki-ya-aš	na-ak-ki-ya-aš
dative-locative	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒄿	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒄿	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒀸	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒀸
dative-locative	na-ak-ki-i	na-ak-ki-i	na-ak-ki-ya-aš	na-ak-ki-ya-aš
allative	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒅀	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒅀	–	–
allative	na-ak-ki-ya	na-ak-ki-ya
ablative	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒊍	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒊍	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒊍	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒊍
ablative	na-ak-ki-ya-az	na-ak-ki-ya-az	na-ak-ki-ya-az	na-ak-ki-ya-az
instrumental	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒀉	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒀉	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒀉	𒈾𒀝𒆠𒀉
instrumental	na-ak-ki-it	na-ak-ki-it	na-ak-ki-it	na-ak-ki-it

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Lundquist, Jesse; Yates, Anthony D. (2018), “Chapter XX: Proto-Indo-European”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), volume 3, Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The morphology of Proto-Indo-European, page 2098
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008), “nakkī-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 593-594

[HCHIEL-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Lundquist, Jesse; Yates, Anthony D. (2018), “Chapter XX: Proto-Indo-European”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), volume 3, Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The morphology of Proto-Indo-European, page 2098

[EDHIL-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008), “nakkī-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 593-594

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