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 /ēpzi/)

1. to seize, to take

Inflection

Broad transcription
First conjugation
Nominal forms
Infinitive	appanna
	apːánna
Participle	appanz
	apːánt͡s
Noun	appātar
	apːáːdr̩
Supine	ēppuan
	ɛ́ːpːwn̩
Active	Present	Aorist	Imperative
1.sg	ēppmi	ēppun	appallu
	ɛ́ːpːmi	ɛ́ːpːɔn	apːallu
2.sg	ēppši	ēppt	ēpp
	ɛ́ːpːsi	ɛ́ːpːt	ɛ́ːpː
3.sg	ēppzi	ēppt	ēppdu
	ɛ́ːpːt͡si	ɛ́ːpːt	ɛ́ːpːtu
1.pl	appueni	ēppuen	appueni
	apːwɛ́ni	ɛ́ːpːwɛn	apːwɛ́ni
2.pl	appteni	ēppten	ēppten
	apːtɛ́ni	ɛ́ːpːtɛn	ɛ́ːpːtɛn
3.pl	appanzi	ēpper	appandu
	apːánt͡si	ɛ́ːpːɛr	apːántu
Middle	Present	Aorist	Imperative
1.sg	appḫari	appḫat	appaḫḫaru
	apːχári	apːχád	apːχáru
2.sg	apptari	apptat	appḫut
	apːtári	apːtád	apːχɔ́d
3.sg	appari, apptari	apptat	apparu, apptaru
	apːári, apːtári	apːtád	apːáru, apːtáru
1.pl	appuašta	appuaštat	appuaštat
	apːwásta	apːwástad	apːwástad
2.pl	appduma	appdumat	apptumat
	apːtumá	apːtumád	apːtumád
3.pl	appantari	appantat	appantaru
	apːántari	apːántad	apːántaru
}

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