uhazata-

This lexeme is attested in various inscriptions, though always in sacrificial contexts or in penalty clauses.

[D.S.]

nom./acc. coll. or loc. sg.	uhazata	TL 44b.45 (Xanthos)
		TL 84.5 (Sura)
		TL 149.12 (Rhodiapolis)
		TL 149.16 (Rhodiapolis)
		TL 150.9 (Rhodiapolis)
		N 320.19 (Xanthos)
		N 320.27 (Xanthos)
	uhaza[ta]	N 333.4-5 (Tlos)
	[u]hazata	N 324.16 (Xanthos)
	ụḥạẓata	N 318.4 (Xanthos)

The grammatical interpretations provided for this noun in the literature diverge strongly. Laroche 1979c:69 posits an adverb in -a and translates it as ‘yearly’, just like Greek κατ’ ἕκαστον ἐνιαυτὸν in the trilingual (likewise Christiansen 2020a:226). Differently, Hajnal 1994a:159 and Melchert (DLL:75) posit a nom./acc. pl. n. (or collective). Neumann 2007a:401 suggests a dative/locative plural instead, although a locative singular would be sufficient. In fact, the word uhazata (like rm̃mazata) always indicates the frequency with which a sacrifice should be performedand an actual object is usually expressed within the sentence, e.g. wawã, wawu, [pas]ḅas, ada 70, adaijẽ 2½, xadrñna. Syntactically speaking, one could therefore take uhazata as a direct object standing in apposition to the actual object that is to be offered (in sacrifice). Alternatively, it could be taken as an adverbial, but preferably as a locative singular. This interpretation would be supported by a passage in the trilingual, where uhazata is coordinated by se with nuredi nuredi ‘monthly’ (N 320.27). In any case, further evidence is needed.

[D.S.]

For the elucidation of the meaning of the compound uhazata-, see under Lyc. A uh(i)-. The exact meaning of zata- is deduced by its etymological relation with the verb za- ‘to give a share’ (← za- c. ‘share, allotment’). The action noun za-ta- c. should refer to the action or the result of giving a share, i.e. delivery, tribute, payment (Hajnal 1994a:159, Neumann 2007a:401, DLL:75). However, the compound may have taken on different semantics. For example, if uhazata is a locative, the meaning ‘in a year-delivery’ may have evolved to ‘at a yearly interval, every year’ (thus translated by Christiansen 2020a:226).

[D.S.]

The action noun zata- of the compound uha-zata- represents a formation in -ta- c. derived from the verb za- ‘to give a share’ (cf. Hajnal 1994a:159, DLL:75).

[D.S.]

For the first member of the compound see Lyc. A uh(i)- and for the second zata-.