ṣene

Cite this page as:	"ṣene". 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_B_ṣene (accessed 23 Jan. 2026).
Meaning:	“one, single”; “plural: some, certain, the ones (opposed to others)”; “(pp.) together with (+ com.)”
Word class:	adjective
Word subclass:	cardinal
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	sas
Lexeme variants:	ṣene
Number:	singular
Case:	locative
Gender:	masculine
Inflection class:
Nom. sg. (masc.):	-e
Obl. sg. (masc.):	-eme
Nom. pl. (masc.):	-emi

Paradigm

	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f	du.m	du.f
nom	ṣe	sana	ṣemi	somona
voc
acc	ṣeme	somo, sanai		somona
gen	ṣemepi		ṣemeṃts
loc	ṣene, ṣemene
comit	ṣemempa
inst
abl
perl	ṣemesa
all
caus

Lexeme family

• ṣe “one, single” “plural: some, certain, the ones (opposed to others)” “(pp.) together with (+ com.)”
  • ṣekkāka “just a single instant, for a single moment”
  • somotkäññe “evenly, proportionally”
  • somār “one each”

Occurrences

ṣene

1	PK Bois B27 a3	meṃne a3 • śak	ṣene	• mosake •
2	PK Bois B28 a3	meṃne a3 • śak	ṣene	• mosake •
3	PK DA M 507.4 a1	a1 meñe wate śak	ṣene	kerca(piśke) /// a2 towä
4	PK DA M 507.4 a1	a1 meñe wate śak	ṣene	kerca(piśke) /// a2 towä
5	PK DA M 507.23 a3	·i – a3 śak	ṣene	saṅkantse śwa{ssi}ṣai kercapiśkentse ys(āre)
6	PK DA M 507.23 a5	kercapiś(k)e(nts)e (ka)p(c)i a5 ikäṃ	ṣene	saṅkantse swassiṣai ysār(e) k(ercapiśkentse)
7	PK DA M 507.23 a3	·i – a3 śak	ṣene	saṅkantse śwa{ssi}ṣai kercapiśkentse ys(āre)
8	PK DA M 507.23 a5	kercapiś(k)e(nts)e (ka)p(c)i a5 ikäṃ	ṣene	saṅkantse śwassiṣai ysār(e) k(ercapiśkentse)
9	PK DA M 507.27 a13	wāltsa /// a13 śak	ṣene	kapyāres śwasi(ṣṣe) (yap) ///
10	PK DA M 507.27 a13	wāltsa /// a13 śak	ṣene	kapyāres śwasi(ṣṣe) (yap) ///
11	PK DA M 507.28 a24	suta(n)e /// a24 ikäṃ	ṣene	waṃntiśke kuṣaime(ṃ) /// a25
12	PK DA M 507.28 a28	calyīñi /// a28 śak	ṣene	erkäntsole ku(ṣai)° /// a29
13	PK DA M 507.28 a24	suta(n)e /// a24 ikäṃ	ṣene	waṃntiśke kuṣaime(ṃ) /// a25
14	PK DA M 507.28 a28	calyīñi /// a28 śak	ṣene	erkäntsole ku(ṣai-) /// a29
15	PK DA M 507.34 a12	kercapi(śk)ent(s)e kapci a12 ikäṃ	ṣene	wäntiśke kuṣṣaimeṃ lyekśai klāte
16	PK DA M 507.34 a16	kercapiśkent(s)e (kapci) a16 śak	ṣene	erkäntsole kuṣṣaimeṃ lyekśai klāte
17	PK DA M 507.34 a12	kercapi(śk)ent(s)e kapci a12 ikäṃ	ṣene	wäntiśke kuṣṣaimeṃ lyekśai klāte
18	PK DA M 507.34 a16	kercapiśkent(s)e (kapci) a16 śak	ṣene	erkäntsole kuṣṣaimeṃ lyekśai klāte
19	PK DA M 507.35 a9	3 tānesa a9 śak	ṣene	suklyiki śwālle wsare pañikte
20	PK DA M 507.35 a9	3 tānesa a9 śak	ṣene	suklyiki śwālle wsare pañikte
21	PK DA M 507.38 a9	4 māk a9 śak	ṣene	suklyi{ki} śwālle wsare pañi(kte)
22	PK DA M 507.38 a52	j(ñ)ānasene lyāka a52 śak	ṣene	kercapiśke ysāre wālsa(si) (masa)
23	PK DA M 507.38 a54	ntse kapci a54 ikäṃ	ṣene	kercapiśke ysā(re) – – (wālsa)si
24	PK DA M 507.38 a62	kapci a62 ñuñce ikäṃ	ṣene	anandade(w)e /// /// ·i
25	PK DA M 507.38 a9	4 māk a9 śak	ṣene	suklyi{ki} śwālle wsare pañi(kte)
26	PK DA M 507.38 a52	j(ñ)ānasene lyāka a52 śak	ṣene	kercapiśke y{s}āre wālsa(si) (masa)
27	PK DA M 507.38 a54	ntse kapci a54 ikäṃ	ṣene	kercapiśke ysā(re) – – (wālsa)si
28	PK DA M 507.38 a62	kapci a62 ñuñce ikäṃ	ṣene	anandade(w)e /// /// ·i
29	PK DA M 507.39 and .43 a8	(s)e (kapc)i a8 śak	ṣe{ne}	lyekśyai pleṅkuwa cāk towä
30	PK DA M 507.39 and .43 a8	(s)e (kapc)i a8 śak	ṣe{ne}	lyekśyai pleṅkuwa cāk towä
31	PK DA M 507.42 and .40 a4	(jñāna)sene lyāka a4 śak	ṣene	kercapiśke wā(ltsasi) (masa) (pito)
32	PK DA M 507.42 and .40 a5	ikäṃ piś 20-5 ikäṃ	ṣene	(kercapiśke) (ysāre) wāltsasi masa
33	PK DA M 507.42 and .40 a11	lyāka । ñuñce ikäṃ	ṣene	ploriy· – – – – (w)s(ā)w(a) pś(ā)k(a)
34	PK DA M 507.42 and .40 a4	(jñāna)sene lyāka a4 śak	ṣene	kercapiśke ysāre wā(ltsasi) (masa)
35	PK DA M 507.42 and .40 a5	ikäṃ piś 20-5 ikäṃ	ṣene	(kercapiśke) (ysāre) wāltsasi masa
36	PK DA M 507.42 and .40 a11	lyāka । ñuñce ikäṃ	ṣene	ploriy· /// /// (w)s(ā)w(a)
37	PK LC 19 a1	a1 /// (śa)k	ṣene	tottok wū ·i –
38	PK NS 285 a3	a3 /// ra ikäṃ	ṣe(ne)	/// a4 /// klutkäṣäṃ
39	SI 3491 a1	paṣ pikulne oktañce ikäṃ	ṣene	ypoy moko wrau po
40	THT 365 b7	; 2σ – ·ṣ·	ṣene	• nemcek tumeṃ ;
41	THT 433 a31	āryawa(rme) /// a31 śak	ṣene	sāṅkiś śle trukāle kantiś
42	THT 448 a1	a1 ikäṃ	ṣene	kapyā(res) /// a2 śwāsine
43	THT 459 a1	/// (na)no oktañc(e) ikä(ṃ)	ṣ(e)n(e)	/// a2 co komnak
44	THT 2679 a7	ta(rya) /// a7 śak	ṣene	kapyāres wākte wi ///
45	THT 2681 a7	lyāk(a) /// a7 ikäṃ	ṣene	kapyāres klese tarya ///
46	THT 2688 a4	(lyā)k(a) /// a4 ikäṃ	ṣene	sāṅkiś ṣalywe ma(sa) ///
47	THT 2702 a1	a1 śak	ṣene	kapyāres – /// a2
48	THT 2724 and 2769 a2	/// a2 /// śak	ṣene	sāṅ(kiś) /// a3 ///
49	THT 2756 a2	/// a2 /// ikä(ṃ)	ṣ(e)ne	sāṅkiś ṣalywe sa(nai) ///
50	THT 2854 a1	a1 /// (i)kä(ṃ)	ṣ(e)ne	se /// a2 ///