𐤨𐤷𐤦𐤣𐤠𐤷

Lydian edit

Etymology edit

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Noun edit

𐤨𐤷𐤦𐤣𐤠𐤷 (kλidaλ)

  1. in/on (the) earth (dative/locative singular)
    • 4th century BCE, Lydisches Wörterbuch 1.9:
      𐤨𐤷𐤦𐤣𐤠𐤷 𐤨𐤬𐤱𐤰𐤷𐤨 𐤲𐤦𐤭𐤠𐤷 𐤲𐤤𐤩𐤷𐤨 𐤡𐤦𐤩𐤷 𐤥𐤹𐤡𐤠𐤲𐤶𐤫𐤯
      kλidaλ kofuλk qiraλ qelλk pilλ wcpaqẽnt
      She will trample the earth and the water and any property of his.

Usage notes edit

  • Corresponds to Ancient Greek γῆ (, earth) in the formula γῆν τε καὶ ὕδωρ ('earth and water'), demanded by the Persians as a pledge of loyalty according to Herodotus.

Further reading edit

  • Gusmani, Roberto (1964) Lydisches Wörterbuch mit grammatischer Skizze un Inschriftensammlung, Heidelberg: Carl Winter – Universitätsverlag, page 152
  • Olav Hackstein, Jared L. Miller & Elisabeth Rieken, editors (2017–), Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of the Minor Ancient Anatolian Corpus Languages (eDiAna)[1], München & Marburg