𒄷𒌷𒅔𒄷
Sumerian
edit𒄷 | 𒌷 | 𒅔 | 𒄷 |
Alternative forms of /ḫurin/ |
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𒄷𒌷𒅔 (ḫu-ri₂-in) |
𒀀𒁆𒄷 (a-balag̃mušen) |
Etymology
editAn ancient Mesopotamian Wanderwort; connected to Akkadian 𒌑𒊑𒅔𒉡 (u₂-ri-in-nu /urinnu/), and potentially Arabic غَرَن (ḡaran), and potentially further a borrowing from Proto-Semitic; see also 𒀉𒄷 (TI₈mušen /arû, erû/, “bird of prey”) and 𒀀𒊏𒌋𒌋 (a-ra-niš /arāniš/, “eagle-like”). This is one of the terms of the alleged Euphratic substrate theory, which would give it connections to Hittite 𒄩𒀀𒊏𒀸 (ḫa-a-ra-aš /ḫāraš, ḫāran-/), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“eagle”). Concurring with the opinion of Pennsylvania State University's Dr. Rubio, the borrowing from multiple languages rather than a specific substratum is now the predominant viewpoint in the field.
Noun
edit𒄷𒌷𒅔𒄷 • (ḫu-ri₂-inmušen /ḫurin/)