ākntsune
| Cite this page as: | "ākntsune". In A Comprehensive Edition of Tocharian Manuscripts (CEToM). Created and maintained by Melanie Malzahn, Martin Braun, Hannes A. Fellner, and Bernhard Koller. https://cetom.univie.ac.at/?F_A_ākntsune (accessed 16 Jul. 2025). |
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| Meaning: | Carling et al. 2009: “ignorance, stupidity” |
| Word class: | noun |
| Word subclass: | abstract |
| Language: | TA |
| Equivalent in TB: | aknātsaññe |
| Lexeme variants: | ākntsune; āktsune |
| Number: | singular |
| Case: | nominative; accusative |
| Gender: | alternating |
Paradigm
| sg | pl | du | |
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| nom | ākntsune | ||
| voc | |||
| acc | ākntsune | ||
| gen | ākntsuneyis | ||
| loc | |||
| comit | |||
| inst | ākntsuneyo | ||
| abl | |||
| perl | |||
| all | |||
| caus |
Lexeme family
- knā-
- knā- “to know”
gv
- āknats “ignorant, foolish”
sg.m sg.f pl.m pl.f nom āknats āknats ākntsāñ acc āknatsäṃ gen ākntsāśśi - ākntsune “ignorance, stupidity”
n
sg nom ākntsune acc ākntsune gen ākntsuneyis inst ākntsuneyo - ākntsuneṣi “ignorance, stupidity”
sg.m acc ākntsuneṣiṃ
- ākntsuneṣi “ignorance, stupidity”
- ākntsune “ignorance, stupidity”
n
- knā- “to know”
gv.prs6
sg.act pl.act 1 knānam 2 knānat 3 knānaṣ knāneñc - knānmāṃ “a wise person”
“knowing”
part.prs6
sg.m sg.f pl.m pl.f nom knānmāṃ knānmāṃ knānmāṃ knānmāṃ acc knānmānäṃt, knānmāṃ knānmāṃ knānmānäñcäṣ, knānmāṃ knānmāṃ gen knānmāntāp knānmāñcäśśi loc knānmāñcsaṃ - knānmune “knowledge”
n.prs6
sg pl nom knānmune knānmuneyntu acc knānmune knānmuneyntu gen knānmuneyis loc knānmuneyaṃ inst knānmuneyo abl knānmuneyäṣ perl knānmuneyā all knānmuneyac - knānmuneṣi “related to knowledge”
prs6
sg.m sg.f pl.m nom knāṃmuneṣi knāṃmuneṣi knānmuneṣiñi acc knānmuneṣiṃ
- knānmuneṣi “related to knowledge”
prs6
- knānmune “knowledge”
n.prs6
- knānal “to be known” part.prs6
- knānal “knowing”
abstr.n.prs6
sg nom knānal acc knānal
- knānmāṃ “a wise person”
“knowing”
part.prs6
- āknats “ignorant, foolish”
- knā- “to know”
gv
Occurrences
āktsune
| 1 | A 4 a2 | kos ne knānmune kyalte | āktsune | puk omäske(nā)a3s wramnāśśi puk |
| 2 | A 120 a3 | : eṅkäl māṃtlune ; | āktsune | śtärt ; mā śkaṃ |
| 3 | A 262 b5 | • mā māṃtlune mā | āktsune | • tämyo /// b6 |
| 4 | YQ N.5 a6 | /// a6 /// | (ākt)sun(e) | tämyo cem mräduk pältsäkyo |
ākntsune
| 1 | A 75 b3 | ṣñi wra – – – – ntlune | ākntsune | pat naṣ tämyo – – – – |
| 2 | A 221 a1 | ; epsā-ñ aśäṃ ; | ākntsune | : pättāñäkte ; wärpā |
| 3 | A 307 b3 | napenäśśi ritālune • lwāśśi | āb4(kntsune) | /// ne • ñareṣinäśśi |
| 4 | A 390 a3 | /// yum • kupre | ākntsune | pälskaṃ yneś t· /// |
Bibliography
Carling, Gerd, Georges-Jean Pinault, and Werner Winter. 2009. A dictionary and thesaurus of Tocharian A. Volume 1: Letters a-j. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
