Pronominal Suffixes

We have learnt already seen how many types of pronouns there are:

• Personal

  • Independent

  • Pronominal Suffixes

• Determinative

• Demonstrative

• Relative

• Interrogative

• Indefinite

In lesson 1 we have learnt the independent personal pronouns in nominative case. In this lesson we want to learn the pronominal suffixes. They are declined in:

• Grammatical Case: genitive, dative, accusative.

• Grammatical Gender: masculine and feminine.

• Grammatical Person: 1st, 2nd and 3rd person.

• Grammatical number: singular and plural.

Ponominal Suffixes in Genitive

	Gen.	Translation
1 sing. com.	-ī, -ja, -ʾa	my
2 sing. masc.	-ka	your
2 sing. fem.	-ki	your
3 sing. masc.	-šu	his
3 sing. fem.	-ša	her
1 plu. com.	-ni	our
2 plu. masc.	-kunu	your
2 plu. fem.	-kina	your
3 plu. masc.	-šunu	their
3 plu. fem.	-šina	their

There are three different forms for the fist person singular. They are used in specific context.

• The suffix -i is used when the final phonem of the noun in status constructus is a consonant:

  Example: ilī = my god.

  Warning

  

  The form alī is identical to the plural in status rectus

  • alī = my god (nom. or acc.)

  • alī = gods (gen.-acc.)

• the suffix -ja is used when te final phonen of the noun in status constructus is a vowel:

  Example: īnāya = my eyes.

  Good-to-know

  The suffix -ja is normally written with the sign 𒅀 0 ia.

  For example:

  𒀭𒅀 = AN-ia = ilīja = my gods

• The suffix -ʾa is used in the Codex Hammurapi.

  Example: awâtūʾa = my words

  Good-to-know

  The suffix -ʾa is normally written with the sign 𒀀.

  For example:

  𒀀𒉿𒌅𒌑𒀀 = a-wa-tu-u₂-a = awâtūʾa = my words 𒌑𒍪𒊏𒌅𒌑𒀀 = u-ṣu-ra-tu-u₂-a = uṣurātūʾa = my words

Ponominal Suffixes in Dative

	Dative	Translation
1 sing. com.	-am, -m, -nim	to my
2 sing. masc.	-kum	to you
2 sing. fem.	-kim	to you
3 sing. masc.	-šum	to him
3 sing. fem.	-šim	to her
1 plu. com.	-niʾašim, nêšim	to us
2 plu. masc.	-kunūšim	to you
2 plu. fem.	-kinūšim *	to you
3 plu. masc.	-šunūšim	to them
3 plu. fem.	-šināšim	to them

Note

The 1 masc. com. has three different forms:here are three different forms for the fist person singular. They are used in specific context.

• The form -am is used with 3 com. sing., 2 masc. sing., 1 com. sing. and 1 com. plu.:

  Example: imqut “he fell” → imqut + am = imqutam.

• The form -m is used with the 2 fem. sing.:

  Example: tamqutī “you fell” → tamqutī + m = tamqutīm.

• The form -nim is used with the 3 masc. plu, 3 fem. plu., 2 com. plu.:

  Example: imqutū “you fell” → imqutū + nim = imqutūnim.

Ponominal Suffixes in Accusative

	Accusative	Translation
1 sing. com.	-ni	me
2 sing. masc.	-ka	you
2 sing. fem.	-ki	you
3 sing. masc.	-šu	him
3 sing. fem.	-ši	her
1 plu. com.	-niʾati, nêti	us
2 plu. masc.	-kunūti	you
2 plu. fem.	-kināti	you
3 plu. masc.	-šunūti	them
3 plu. fem.	-šināti	them