-iš

See also: Appendix:Variations of "is"

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /-iʃ/

Suffix

-iš

1. (Old Babylonian) Combined with an infinitive, it denotes purpose, and corresponds to the preposition 𒀀𒈾 (ana) plus infinitive. It only occurs in Old Babylonian literary texts.

   𒉡𒊌𒆪𒊏𒀜 𒀀𒈠𒊑𒅖 𒉺𒀠𒄩𒀜

   [nukkurat amāriš palḫat]

   nu-uk-ku-ra-at a-ma-ri-iš pa-al-ḫa-at

   She is strange to look at, she's fearsome.

2. Suffix used to derive adverbs from adjectives.

Derived terms

Akkadian terms suffixed with -iš