𒍪𒉈𒉈

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒍪

𒉈

𒉈

Etymology

Plural form of 𒍪 (zu, “thou, you”) modelled on 𒀀𒉈𒉈 (a-ne-ne /⁠anēnē⁠/, “their”). See also 𒍪𒉈 (zu-ne /⁠zunē⁠/, “your, of you all”).

Pronoun

𒍪𒉈𒉈 • (zu-ne-ne /zunēnē/)

1. (enclitic) your, of you all (second-person plural possessive pronoun)

Usage notes

• The final /ē/ of 𒍪𒉈𒉈 (zu-ne-ne, “zunēnē”) does not contract with the locative case marker /a/.
• The final /ē/ of 𒍪𒉈𒉈 (zu-ne-ne, “zunēnē”) contracts with the vowel of the genitive case marker /ak/, resulting in /ê/:

  𒃻𒂵𒊭𒀭𒍪𒉈𒉈𒅗

  nig̃₂ ga-ša-an-zu-ne-ne-ka

  /nig̃ gašanzunēnêkam/

  this is your (plural) queen's

  (literally, “(it) is the thing of the queen of you all”)

See also

Sumerian possessive pronouns
		singular	plural
1st singular		𒈬 g̃u	𒈨 mē
2nd singular		𒍪 zu	𒍪𒉈𒉈 zunēnē
3rd singular	hum.	𒀀𒉌 ane	𒀀𒉈𒉈 anēnē
	nhum.	𒁉 be

References

• Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian‎ (doctoral thesis), pages 218-219