L1.6: The Determinative Pronoun ša
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L1.6: The Determinative Pronoun ša#
The Determinative pronoun ša means ‘the one of’ and has three functions:
Without a Reference Word#
It can be used without a reference word. In this case it means ‘the one of’, ‘something of’.
Example
ša ekallim = (something) of the palace
ša bābilim = the one of Babylon.
Warning
Nouns after ša are in genitive.
With a Reference Word#
It can refere to a word that is placed before the determinative. It is used instead of a status constructus.
Example
šarrum ša bābilim = ‘(The) king of Babylon’ (lit. The King, the one of Babylon)
bēlum ša ālim = ‘(The) lord of the city’ (lit. ‘The Lord, the one of the city’)
For Relative Clauses#
For this function 👉GoA 19.3