The sigmatic forms of the Hittite verb

Abstract

Abstract Central to the problem of the Hittite verbal system is the status of the ḫi- conjugation 3 sg. pret. in - š and its relationship to other sigmatic morphemes—the partly overlapping 2–3 sg. ending - šta , the 2 pl. endings - šten(i) and - šdumat , and the synchronically unanalyzable *- s - of ganeš - ‘find, recognize’ and other s -extended verbal roots. The account of these endings given in Jasanoff 2003 is reviewed and, where necessary, revised.