Sumerian Vocabulary Review #9

From Lessons 28-30

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Match the Sumerian Word to the Cuneiform Sign

  1. ๐’‰Œ
  2. ๐’‚Š
  3. ๐’‚—
  4. ๐’€ต
  5. ๐’†ท
  • รกrad
  • e
  • en
  • la
  • ni

Match the Sumerian word to the definition

  1. a-dab6
  2. ฤen
  3. ub
  4. u4-da
  5. uลก
  • adv., in/on the day, today; when, if.
  • n., foundation; distance; dimension; edge; man; penis. v., to support, lift; transport; join; be adjacent to. num., 60. part., suff., personal suffix โ€˜they/themโ€™ when the root verb ends in /u/ {erg + โˆšu + ลก}.
  • n., linen; item of clothing.
  • part., inf., directive infix when preceded by /u/.
  • v., intrans., to go/come; flow, set out, turn into (transform).

Match the Cuneiform Sign to the Definition

  • ๐’‚Ÿ
  • ๐’„ญ
  • ๐’‰Œ
  • ๐’Œˆ
  • ๐’…”
  • n., abuse; insult, offense. adv., conj., until, up to; as many (OB x2). part., pref., stand-alone agent prefix โ€œhe/she/itโ€ (pers.).
  • n., butter, oil, fat, cream; oil container. part., pref., stand-alone first-person agentive prefix โ€œIโ€; conjugational prefix (indicates distance from speaker).
  • n., hips; middle. v., to be angry; to curse. part., pref., stand-alone agent prefix โ€œhe/she/itโ€ (impers.).
  • n., knee.
  • n., people; troops; worker.

Answers

Match the cuneiform sign to the Sumerian word

  1. ni ๐’‰Œ part., inf., locative infix indicating โ€˜whereโ€™. part., inf., 3rd person singular directiveinfix โ€˜to him/her (impers.)โ€™.
  2. e ๐’‚Š v., to speak, say; do; water. part., suff., (performed) by [the agent]; in, at, beside (directive); plural hamแนญu (perfective) suffix; marรป (imperfective) singular/plural suffix.
  3. en ๐’‚— adv., conj., so (OB x1). part., inf., ergative infix when preceded by /e/.
  4. รกrad ๐’€ต n., slave, servant.
  5. la ๐’†ท n., abundance, plenty; luxury, wealth; joy, bliss; youthfulness; wish, desire; lust. part., spelling bridge between /l/ and /a/.

Match the Sumerian word to the definition

  1. a-dab6 ๐’€€๐’ n., linen; item of clothing.
  2. ฤen ๐’บ v., intrans., to go/come; flow, set out, turn into (transform).
  3. ub ๐’Œ’ part., inf., directive infix when preceded by /u/.
  4. u4-da ๐’Œ“๐’• adv., in/on the day, today; when, if.
  5. uลก ๐’‘ n., foundation; distance; dimension; edge; man; penis. v., to support, lift; transport; join; be adjacent to. num., 60. part., suff., personal suffix โ€˜they/themโ€™ when the root verb ends in /u/ {erg + โˆšu + ลก}.

Match the Cuneiform Sign to the Definition

  1. รฉrin ๐’‚Ÿ n., people; troops; worker.
  2. dรนb ๐’„ญ n., knee.
  3. รฌ ๐’‰Œ n., butter, oil, fat, cream; oil container. part., pref., stand-alone first-person agentive prefix โ€œIโ€; conjugational prefix (indicates distance from speaker).
  4. รญb ๐’Œˆ n., hips; middle. v., to be angry; to curse. part., pref., stand-alone agent prefix โ€œhe/she/itโ€ (impers.).
  5. in ๐’…” n., abuse; insult, offense. adv., conj., until, up to; as many (OB x2). part., pref., stand-alone agent prefix โ€œhe/she/itโ€ (pers.).

How Did You Do?

If you got more than 3 wrong, you may want to review the vocabulary from lessons 28-30.

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Vocabulary Review #10

Unit Review 10 – Core Referential Cases

Lesson 31 – Sumerian Comitative Case

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