𒅕𒄩𒀸

Hittite

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Alternative forms

• 𒅈𒄩𒀸 (ar-ḫa-aš /⁠arḫaš⁠/)
• 𒅕𒄩𒀀𒀸 (er-ḫa-a-aš /⁠erḫāš⁠/)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁erh₂- (“line, border”), cognate with Latin ōra (“border, edge”).

Noun

𒅕𒄩𒀸 • (er-ḫa-aš /erḫaš/) c

1. line, boundary, border

Usage notes

Beside syllabograms, the Sumerogram 𒍠 (ZAG) was also used.

Inflection

Broad transcription
a-stem noun¹
Common gender	Singular	Plural
nominative	erḫaš	erḫeš, erḫiš
vocative	erḫi, erḫa	–
accusative	erḫan	erḫuš
genitive	erḫaš	erḫaš, erḫan²
dative-locative	erḫi	erḫaš
allative	erḫa	–
ablative	erḫaz(a)	erḫaz(a)
instrumental	erḫit	erḫit
1. The desinences in this table have been normalized. For alternative endings see Appendix:Hittite declension. 2. Only in Old Hittite.

Cuneiform script
a-stem noun
Common gender	Singular	Plural
nominative	𒅕𒄩𒀸	𒅕𒄭𒌍, 𒅕𒄭𒅖
	er-ḫa-aš	er-ḫe-eš, er-ḫi-iš
vocative	𒅕𒄩, 𒅕𒄭	–
	er-ḫa, er-ḫi
accusative	𒅕𒄩𒀭	𒅕𒄷𒍑
	er-ḫa-an	er-ḫu-uš
genitive	𒅕𒄩𒀸	𒅕𒄩𒀸, 𒅕𒄩𒀭
	er-ḫa-aš	er-ḫa-aš, er-ḫa-an
dative-locative	𒅕𒄭	𒅕𒄩𒀸
	er-ḫi	er-ḫa-aš
allative	𒅕𒄩	–
	er-ḫa
ablative	𒅕𒄩𒊍	𒅕𒄩𒊍
	er-ḫa-az	er-ḫa-az
instrumental	𒅕𒄭𒀉	𒅕𒄭𒀉
	er-ḫi-it	er-ḫi-it
More than one syllabification is possible. For more information see Wiktionary:Hittite transliteration