itta

Afar

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• títta, hítta, sítta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈitːa/ [ˈʔɪtːʌ]
• Hyphenation: it‧ta

Pronoun

ítta

1. each other, one another

Declension

Declension of ítta
absolutive	ítta
predicative	ítta
subjective	ittí
genitive	ittín
Postpositioned forms l-case íttal k-case íttak t-case íttat h-case íttah

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /itˈta/ [ʔɪtʰˈtʌ]
• Hyphenation: it‧ta

Verb

ittá

1. second-person singular imperfective indicative of excé
2. third-person singular feminine imperfective indicative of excé

References

• E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “ìtta”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
• Enid M. Parker (2006), English-Afar dictionary, Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page vi

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /itːa/

Verb

itta (transitive)

1. to see
   • 1889, Bernardino de Sahagún, translated by James Lockhart, Florentine Codex‎^[2], volume 12, folio 61r:

     auh ie tlamjznequj, ie itzonqujzian in xivitl omei tochtli, in qujçaco, in ie no ceppa ittoque

     and when it was nearly over, at the end of the year Thirteen Rabbit, [the Spaniards] made an appearance and were seen once again.

2. look into, consider
   • 1649, Luis Laso de la Vega, translated by Lisa Sousa, Stafford Poole, C.M., and James Lockhart, The Story of Guadalupe Luis Laso de la Vega’s Huei tlamahuiçoltica of 1649, pages 68-69:

     oc itzinecan niquittaz in tlein ic otihualla motlayelehuiliz

     First I will thoroughly look into what you have come about, your wish and desire.

3. to esteem (favourably regard)
4. (transitive, with -pan or incorporated element) to consider as, to see as

   Synonym: mati

   • 1889, Bernardino de Sahagún, translated by James Lockhart, Florentine Codex‎^[3], volume 12, folio 61r:

     Çan vmen in vevei tiacaoā in amo mjtzacujlianj, in atle inpan qujmitta in iniaovā catca, in amo qujtlaçotlaia in innacaio

     There were only two great warriors who did not hide their faces, who thought nothing of their enemies, who did not place value on their bodies.

   • 1889, Bernardino de Sahagún, translated by James Lockhart, Florentine Codex‎^[4], volume 6, folio 44r:

     maço titotlacapo, maço titocnjuh, maço titopiltzin, manoço titiccauh titachcauh ca aocmo titotlacapo ca amo timjtztlacaitta

     although thou art our son, our younger brother, our older brother, no more art thou human, as are we; we do not look to thee as human.

Estonian

Noun

itta

1. illative singular of ida

Hungarian

Etymology

iszik +‎ -ta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈitːɒ]
• Hyphenation: it‧ta

Verb

itta

1. third-person singular indicative past definite of iszik

Japanese

Romanization

itta

1. Rōmaji transcription of いった

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *ɨhta, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *hite or *hote. Compare Classical Nahuatl itta (“to see”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈita/
• (Cuisnahuat, Panchimalco, Izalco) IPA^(key): /ˈiða/

Verb

-itta

1. (transitive) to see, to look at

   Nikittak ne tunal kisa ka tapuyawa

   I saw the sun rising early in the morning

2. (reflexive) to seem, to appear

   Muitta ka ne metzti kitekimaka ne ajat

   It seems that the moon controls the waters

3. (transitive) to deem, to think, to regard, to consider

   Wan taja ken tikitta ne yankwik tamachtiani?

   And you, what do you think about the new teacher?

4. (transitive) to check, to find out, to make sure

   Semaya nalejkutuk nikitta asu tinechtalkulia se chiupi tumin

   I've come here just to check if you can give me a little bit of money

5. (transitive) to figure out

   Unkan shikittakan tey ankimakat

   You figure out what you will give to her/him

6. (transitive) to visit

   Ne nupilawan tesu walajtiwit nechitta ka nuchan ini metzti

   My children have not come visit me at home this month

Derived terms

• -welitta (“to like”)
• -āmaitta (“to read”)
• -īshkukulitta (“to give the evil eye”)

Related terms

• tachiya (“to see”) (intransitive)