𒂊𒅁𒍣

Hittite

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Etymology

From Proto-Anatolian *ʔépti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁épti, from the root *h₁ep- (“to seize, take”). Compare Sanskrit आपयति (āpáyati), आप्नोति (āpnóti, “takes, reaches”) and Latin co-epī (“I have undertaken, begun”).

Verb

𒂊𒅁𒍣 • (e-ep-zi /ʔépt͡si/ or /épt͡si/)

1. to seize, to take

Inflection

Broad transcription
First conjugation
Nominal forms
Infinitive	appanna
	ʔpːánna
Participle	appanz
	ʔpːánt͡s
Noun	appātar
	ʔpːáːdr̩
Supine	ēppuan
	ʔɛ́pːwn̩
Active	Present	Aorist	Imperative
1.sg	ēppmi	ēppun	appallu
	ʔɛ́pːmi	ʔɛ́pːɔn	ʔpːallu
2.sg	ēppši	ēppt	ēpp
	ʔɛ́pːsi	ʔɛ́pːt	ʔɛ́pː
3.sg	ēppzi	ēppt	ēppdu
	ʔɛ́pːt͡si	ʔɛ́pːt	ʔɛ́pːtu
1.pl	appueni	ēppuen	appueni
	ʔpːwɛ́ni	ʔɛ́pːwɛn	ʔpːwɛ́ni
2.pl	appteni	ēppten	ēppten
	ʔpːtɛ́ni	ʔɛ́pːtɛn	ʔɛ́pːtɛn
3.pl	appanzi	ēpper	appandu
	ʔpːánt͡si	ʔɛ́pːɛr	ʔpːántu
Middle	Present	Aorist	Imperative
1.sg	appḫari	appḫat	appaḫḫaru
	ʔpːχári	ʔpːχád	ʔpːχáru
2.sg	apptari	apptat	appḫut
	ʔpːtári	ʔpːtád	ʔpːχɔ́d
3.sg	appari, apptari	apptat	apparu, apptaru
	ʔpːári, ʔpːtári	ʔpːtád	ʔpːáru, ʔpːtáru
1.pl	appuašta	appuaštat	appuaštat
	ʔpːwásta	ʔpːwástad	ʔpːwástad
2.pl	appduma	appdumat	apptumat
	ʔpːtumá	ʔpːtumád	ʔpːtumád
3.pl	appantari	appantat	appantaru
	ʔpːántari	ʔpːántad	ʔpːántaru
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Cuneiform script
First conjugation
Nominal forms
Infinitive	𒀊𒉺𒀭𒈾
	ap-pa-an-na
Participle	𒀊𒉺𒀭𒍝
	ap-pa-an-za
Noun	𒀊𒉺𒀜𒅈
	ap-pa-at-ar
Supine	𒂊𒅁𒁍𒉿𒀭
	e-ep-pu-wa-an
Active	Present	Aorist	Imperative
1.sg	𒂊𒅁𒈪	𒂊𒅁𒁍𒌦	𒀊𒉺𒀠𒇻
	e-ep-mi	e-ep-pu-un	ap-pa-al-lu
2.sg	𒂊𒅁𒅆	𒂊𒅁𒋫	𒂊𒅁
	e-ep-ši	e-ep-ta	e-ep
3.sg	𒂊𒅁𒍣	𒂊𒅁𒋫	𒂊𒅁𒁺
	e-ep-zi	e-ep-ta	e-ep-du
1.pl	𒀊𒁍𒂊𒉌	𒂊𒅁𒁍𒂗	𒀊𒁍𒂊𒉌
	ap-pu-e-ni	e-ep-pu-en	ap-pu-e-ni
2.pl	𒀊𒋼𒉌	𒂊𒅁𒋼𒂗	𒂊𒅁𒋼𒂗
	ap-te-ni	e-ep-te-en	e-ep-te-en
3.pl	𒀊𒉺𒀭𒍣	𒂊𒅁pe𒅕	𒀊𒉺𒀭𒁺
	ap-pa-an-zi	e-ep-pe-er	ap-pa-an-du
Middle	Present	Aorist	Imperative
1.sg	𒀊𒄩𒊑	𒀊𒄩𒀜	𒀊𒄩𒊒
	ap-ḫa-ri	ap-ḫa-at	ap-ḫa-ru
2.sg	𒀊𒋫𒊑	𒀊𒋫𒀜	𒀊𒄷𒌓
	ap-ta-ri	ap-ta-at	ap-ḫu-ut
3.sg	𒀊𒉺𒊑, 𒀊𒋫𒊑	𒀊𒋫𒀜	𒀊𒉺𒊒, 𒀊𒋫𒊒
	ap-pa-ri, ap-ta-ri	ap-ta-at	ap-pa-ru, ap-ta-ru
1.pl	𒀊𒁍𒉿𒀸𒋫	𒀊𒁍𒉿𒀸𒋫𒀜	𒀊𒁍𒉿𒀸𒋫𒀜
	ap-pu-wa-aš-ta	ap-pu-wa-aš-ta-at	ap-pu-wa-aš-ta-at
2.pl	𒀊𒁺𒈠	𒀊𒁺𒈠𒀜	𒀊𒌅𒈠𒀜
	ap-du-ma	ap-du-ma-at	ap-tu-ma-at
3.pl	𒀊𒉺𒀭𒋫𒊑	𒀊𒉺𒀭𒋫𒀜	𒀀𒀭𒋫𒊒
	ap-pa-an-ta-ri	ap-pa-an-ta-at	ap-pa-an-ta-ru

Related terms

• 𒉺𒀀𒄿 (pa-a-i)

References

• Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “epp-^zi / app-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 242–243