𒅖𒉺𒀭𒍝

Hittite

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Etymology

PIE word
*kʷséps

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps (“night”), though the existence of the PIE word is sometimes disputed. Cognates include Sanskrit क्षप् (kṣáp), Avestan 𐬑𐬴𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬥 (xṣ̌apan) and Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱 (x-š-p /⁠xšap-⁠/) (Persian شب (šab)).

Noun

𒅖𒉺𒀭𒍝 • (ispanza/spant͡s/) c

1. night

Inflection

Broad transcription
t-stem noun
Common gender	Singular	Plural
nominative	išpanz	išpanteš
accusative	išpantan	išpantuš
genitive	išpantaš	išpantaš
dative-locative	išpanta	išpantaš
allative	išpanta	–
ablative	išpantaz	išpantaz
instrumental	išpantit	išpantit

Cuneiform
t-stem noun
Common gender	Singular	Plural
nominative	𒅖𒉺𒀭𒍝	𒅖𒉺𒀭𒋼𒌍
	iš-pa-an-za	iš-pa-an-te-eš
accusative	𒅖𒉺𒀭𒋫𒀭	𒅖𒉺𒀭𒌅𒍑
	iš-pa-an-ta-an	iš-pa-an-tu-uš
genitive	𒅖𒉺𒀭𒋫𒀸	𒅖𒉺𒀭𒋫𒀸
	iš-pa-an-ta-aš	iš-pa-an-ta-aš
dative-locative	𒅖𒉺𒀭𒋫	𒅖𒉺𒀭𒋫𒀸
	iš-pa-an-ta	iš-pa-an-ta-aš
allative	𒅖𒉺𒀭𒋫	–
	iš-pa-an-ta
ablative	𒅖𒉺𒀭𒋫𒊍	𒅖𒉺𒀭𒋫𒊍
	iš-pa-an-ta-az	iš-pa-an-ta-az
instrumental	𒅖𒉺𒀭𒋫𒀉	𒅖𒉺𒀭𒋫𒀉
	iš-pa-an-ti-it	iš-pa-an-ti-it
More than one syllabification is possible. For more information see Wiktionary:Hittite transliteration