-iš

See also: Appendix:Variations of "is"

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

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
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