isiš [TEARS] (N)

93 instances

isiš [TEARS] N (93x) Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. i-si-iš; isiš; iš-iš; i-si-si; is-si-iš; isiš₃; i₅-šu-uš; isiš₂i-si-iš; izi-sa; i₅i-NE.šeš; si₁₂-si₁₂; isiš₂; i₅-šeš "tears; laughter; wailing, lamentation, sorrow; to whisper"

See isiš ŋar[wail]V/t.

[1]𒄿𒋛𒅖i-si-iš
[2]𒅖isiš
[3]𒅖𒅖iš-iš
[4]𒄿𒋛𒋛i-si-si
[5]𒄑𒋛𒅖is-si-iš
[6]𒀅isiš₃
[7]𒅗𒋗𒍑i₅-šu-uš
[8]𒀀𒅆𒄿𒋛𒅖isiš₂i-si-iš
[9]𒉈𒊓izi-sa
[10]𒅗𒄿𒉈𒋀i₅i-NE.šeš
[11]𒅊𒅊si₁₂-si₁₂
[12]𒀀𒅆isiš₂
[13]𒅗𒋀i₅-šeš
PCED IIIaED IIIbEblaOAkkLag IIUr IIIOBPost-OB(unknown)
[1]46241
[2]25
[3]3
[4]2
[5]2
[6]2
[7]2
[8]1
[9]1
[10]1
[11]1
[12]
[13]

17 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (50x/54%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/4%)

Neo-Assyrian (21x/23%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/3%)

Persian (1x/1%)

Hellenistic (12x/13%)

unknown (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. tears (55x/59%)

2. laughter (5x/5%)

3. wailing, lamentation, sorrow (33x/35%)

4. to whisper [V/i]

Akk. dimmatu; nissatu; ratāmu; tassistu; ṣiāhu; ṣīhu.

Bibliography

[2006] M. Jaques, Vocabulaire des sentiments 45-46; 56; 266-269.

Word ID: o0031297; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0031297; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)