𒀀𒈾

Akkadian

Preposition

𒀀𒈾 • (a-na)

1. Cuneiform spelling of ana

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒀀

𒈾

“what”

Emegir	𒀀𒈾 (ana)
Emesal	𒋫 (ta)

Pronoun

𒀀𒈾 • (a-na /ana/)

1. (interrogative) what?

   𒌉𒈬 𒀀𒈾 𒉡𒍪 ― dumu-g̃u₁₀ a-na nu-zu /dumug̃u ana nuinzu?/ ― What does my son not know?

   𒀀𒈾𒀀𒀭 𒉈𒂊 ― a-na-am₃ ne-e /anâm nēn?/ ― what is this?

2. (relative) whatever

Alternative forms

• 𒀀𒈾𒀀𒀭 (a-na-am₃ /⁠anam⁠/), 𒂗𒉆 (en-nam /⁠enam⁠/)

Derived terms

• 𒀀𒈾𒀸 (a-na-aš /⁠anaš⁠/, “why?”)

References

• “𒀀𒈾 (ana)” in ePSD2