ištu

== Akkadian == === Etymology === Compare Ge'ez ውስታ (wəsta, “in”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈiʃ.tu/ === Preposition === ištu (from Old Akkadian on) (place) from, out of (place) down from (time) since, after ==== Alternative forms ==== eštu, uštu, iltu, issu === Conjunction === ištu (with subjunctive) (from Old Akkadian on) (time) since, after (time) when, as soon as (causal) since, because ==== Alternative forms ==== uštu (Elam) ultu, ilti (Standard Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian) === Derived terms === === References === “ištu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011