"nīnu" meaning in Akkadian

See nīnu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈniː.nu/ (note: Old Babylonian) Forms: nēnu [alternative], nīnu [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *niḥnu (we). Cognate with Arabic نَحْنُ (naḥnu) and Biblical Hebrew אֲנַחְנוּ (ʾănáḥnu). Etymology templates: {{inh|akk|sem-pro|*niḥnu|tr=we}} Proto-Semitic *niḥnu (we), {{cog|ar|نَحْنُ}} Arabic نَحْنُ (naḥnu), {{cog|hbo|אֲנַחְנוּ|tr=ʾănáḥnu}} Biblical Hebrew אֲנַחְנוּ (ʾănáḥnu) Head templates: {{head|akk|pronoun}} nīnu, {{tlb|akk|fromOAOB}} (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)
  1. we (first-person plural personal pronoun, nominative case)
    Sense id: en-nīnu-akk-pron-l3M9WvQO Categories (other): Akkadian entries with incorrect language header, Akkadian pronouns, Akkadian terms attested from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Related terms: anāku, yâti, yâšim, ayyâšim, -āku, , -ya, -anni, -nni, -ninni, -am, -m, -nim, atta, kâta, kâšim, kâšum, -āta, -ka, -kum, atti, kâti, -āti, -ki, -kim, šū, šuāti, šuātu, šâti, šuāšim, šâšim, -, -šu, -šum, šī, -at, -ša, -ši, -šim, niāti, niāšim, -ānu, -ni, -niāti, -niāšim, attunu, kunūti, kunūšim, -ātina, -kunu, -kunūti, -kunūšim, attina, kināti⁶, kināšim⁶, -ātunu, -kina, -kināti, -kināšim, šunu, šunūti, šunūšim, -ā, -šunu, -šunūti, -šunūšim, šina, šināti, šināšim⁶, -ū, -šina, -šināti, -šināšim, 1. This table gives Old Babylonian inflection., 2. Used to express the Accusative and Genitive case., 3. Used exclusively on adjectives to form the predicative construction., 4. Used on nouns and prepositions., 5. Used on verbs. Always follows the Ventive., 6. Still unattested form.
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "نَحْنُ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic نَحْنُ (naḥnu)",
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "אֲנַחְנוּ",
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      "form": "nēnu",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "nīnu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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          "english": "We are here.",
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          "english": "We are one.",
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          "word": "anāku"
        },
        {
          "word": "yâti"
        },
        {
          "word": "yâšim"
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        {
          "word": "ayyâšim"
        },
        {
          "word": "-āku"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ī"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ya"
        },
        {
          "word": "-anni"
        },
        {
          "word": "-nni"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ninni"
        },
        {
          "word": "-am"
        },
        {
          "word": "-m"
        },
        {
          "word": "-nim"
        },
        {
          "word": "atta"
        },
        {
          "word": "kâta"
        },
        {
          "word": "kâšim"
        },
        {
          "word": "kâšum"
        },
        {
          "word": "-āta"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ka"
        },
        {
          "word": "-kum"
        },
        {
          "word": "atti"
        },
        {
          "word": "kâti"
        },
        {
          "word": "-āti"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ki"
        },
        {
          "word": "-kim"
        },
        {
          "word": "šū"
        },
        {
          "word": "šuāti"
        },
        {
          "word": "šuātu"
        },
        {
          "word": "šâti"
        },
        {
          "word": "šuāšim"
        },
        {
          "word": "šâšim"
        },
        {
          "word": "-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-šu"
        },
        {
          "word": "-šum"
        },
        {
          "word": "šī"
        },
        {
          "word": "-at"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ša"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ši"
        },
        {
          "word": "-šim"
        },
        {
          "word": "niāti"
        },
        {
          "word": "niāšim"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ānu"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ni"
        },
        {
          "word": "-niāti"
        },
        {
          "word": "-niāšim"
        },
        {
          "word": "attunu"
        },
        {
          "word": "kunūti"
        },
        {
          "word": "kunūšim"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ātina"
        },
        {
          "word": "-kunu"
        },
        {
          "word": "-kunūti"
        },
        {
          "word": "-kunūšim"
        },
        {
          "word": "attina"
        },
        {
          "word": "kināti⁶"
        },
        {
          "word": "kināšim⁶"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ātunu"
        },
        {
          "word": "-kina"
        },
        {
          "word": "-kināti"
        },
        {
          "word": "-kināšim"
        },
        {
          "word": "šunu"
        },
        {
          "word": "šunūti"
        },
        {
          "word": "šunūšim"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ā"
        },
        {
          "word": "-šunu"
        },
        {
          "word": "-šunūti"
        },
        {
          "word": "-šunūšim"
        },
        {
          "word": "šina"
        },
        {
          "word": "šināti"
        },
        {
          "word": "šināšim⁶"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ū"
        },
        {
          "word": "-šina"
        },
        {
          "word": "-šināti"
        },
        {
          "word": "-šināšim"
        },
        {
          "word": "1. This table gives Old Babylonian inflection."
        },
        {
          "word": "2. Used to express the Accusative and Genitive case."
        },
        {
          "word": "3. Used exclusively on adjectives to form the predicative construction."
        },
        {
          "word": "4. Used on nouns and prepositions."
        },
        {
          "word": "5. Used on verbs. Always follows the Ventive."
        },
        {
          "word": "6. Still unattested form."
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈniː.nu/",
      "note": "Old Babylonian"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nīnu"
}
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    },
    {
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "-am"
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    {
      "word": "-m"
    },
    {
      "word": "-nim"
    },
    {
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    },
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    {
      "word": "-āta"
    },
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    {
      "word": "atti"
    },
    {
      "word": "kâti"
    },
    {
      "word": "-āti"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ki"
    },
    {
      "word": "-kim"
    },
    {
      "word": "šū"
    },
    {
      "word": "šuāti"
    },
    {
      "word": "šuātu"
    },
    {
      "word": "šâti"
    },
    {
      "word": "šuāšim"
    },
    {
      "word": "šâšim"
    },
    {
      "word": "-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-šu"
    },
    {
      "word": "-šum"
    },
    {
      "word": "šī"
    },
    {
      "word": "-at"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ša"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ši"
    },
    {
      "word": "-šim"
    },
    {
      "word": "niāti"
    },
    {
      "word": "niāšim"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ānu"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ni"
    },
    {
      "word": "-niāti"
    },
    {
      "word": "-niāšim"
    },
    {
      "word": "attunu"
    },
    {
      "word": "kunūti"
    },
    {
      "word": "kunūšim"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ātina"
    },
    {
      "word": "-kunu"
    },
    {
      "word": "-kunūti"
    },
    {
      "word": "-kunūšim"
    },
    {
      "word": "attina"
    },
    {
      "word": "kināti⁶"
    },
    {
      "word": "kināšim⁶"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ātunu"
    },
    {
      "word": "-kina"
    },
    {
      "word": "-kināti"
    },
    {
      "word": "-kināšim"
    },
    {
      "word": "šunu"
    },
    {
      "word": "šunūti"
    },
    {
      "word": "šunūšim"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ā"
    },
    {
      "word": "-šunu"
    },
    {
      "word": "-šunūti"
    },
    {
      "word": "-šunūšim"
    },
    {
      "word": "šina"
    },
    {
      "word": "šināti"
    },
    {
      "word": "šināšim⁶"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ū"
    },
    {
      "word": "-šina"
    },
    {
      "word": "-šināti"
    },
    {
      "word": "-šināšim"
    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "4. Used on nouns and prepositions."
    },
    {
      "word": "5. Used on verbs. Always follows the Ventive."
    },
    {
      "word": "6. Still unattested form."
    }
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          "roman": "an-ni-ki-a-am ni-nu",
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          "roman": "ni-i-nu lu iš-te-en",
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        "we (first-person plural personal pronoun, nominative case)"
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}

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