ištu

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Akkadian

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Etymology

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Compare Ge'ez ውስታ (wəsta, in).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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ištu (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. (place) from, out of
  2. (place) down from
  3. (time) since, after
    𒅖𒌅 𒄿𒈾𒀭𒈾 𒌓𒌋𒄰 𒈠𒄴𒊑𒅗 𒀀𒈾𒆪
    [ištu inanna ešeret ūmī maḫrīka anāku]
    iš-tu i-na-an-na UD.10.KAM ma-aḫ-ri-ka a-na-ku
    I will be with you 10 days from now.

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Conjunction

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ištu (with subjunctive) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. (time) since, after
    𒅖𒌅 𒀀𒈾𒆪 𒅇 𒅗𒀀𒋫 𒉌𒅔𒈾𒄠𒊒 𒈠𒋾𒈠 𒁲𒅎𒅗 𒌑𒌌 𒋫𒀸𒁍𒊏𒄠
    [ištu anāku u kāta ninnamru matima ṭēmka ul tašpuram]
    iš-tu a-na-ku u₃ ka-a-ta ni-in-na-am-ru ma-ti-ma ṭe-em-ka u₂-ul ta-aš-pu-ra-am
    Ever since you and I met you have never sent me any news of you.
  2. (time) when, as soon as
  3. (causal) since, because

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Derived terms

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References

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  • “ištu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011