/kwalan-/, EXERCITUS.LA/I/U-
‘army’
- Language
- Hieroglyphic Luwian
- Grammar
- subst
- ID
- 1232
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Hieroglyphic Luwian
/kwalan-/, EXERCITUS.LA/I/U-
‘army’1.1.1Transmission
Attested 22 times, this lexeme can be found in inscriptions from Empire times up until the end of the HLuw. era in the 7th century BCE. The relevant inscriptions originate from Cilicia, Tabal, Karkamiš, Amuq, and Tell Ahmar, i.e. the central and southern parts of the HLuw. area.
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1.1.2Forms
| acc. sg. | /kwalan=za/ | EXERCITUS.LA/I/U-za | KARATEPE 1 Hu., §9 (Cilicia) |
| EXERCITUS.LA/I/U | KARKAMIŠ A4b, §3 (Karkamiš) | ||
| KARKAMIŠ N1, §3 (Karkamiš) | |||
| EXER[... | ÇINEKÖY, §4 (Cilicia) | ||
| gen. sg. | /kwalanas/ | EXERCITUS.LA/I/U-na-sa8 | PORSUK, 1§5 (Tabal) |
| /kwalanasi/ | EXERCITUS.LA/I/U-na-si-i | TELL AHMAR 6, §23 (Tell Ahmar) | |
| EXERCITUS.LA/I/U-na-si | TELL AHMAR 6, §2 (Tell Ahmar) | ||
| dat./loc. sg. | /kwalani/ | EXERCITUS.LA/I/U-ní-i | KARATEPE 1 Ho., §10 (Cilicia) |
| EXERCITUS.LA/I/U-ní | KARATEPE 1 Hu., §9 (Cilicia) | ||
| EXERCITUS.LA/I/U-n[i?... | TELL TAYINAT 2, l. 3 11§ii1a (Amuq) | ||
| EXERTICUS | YALBURT frag. B, 9§2 | ||
| EXERTICUS[... | ÇINEKÖY, §4 (Cilicia) | ||
| abl./instr. | /kwalanadi/ | EXERCITUS.LA/I/U-na-ti-i | TELL AHMAR 6, §24 (Tell Ahmar) |
| EXERCITUS.LA/I/U-ti | KÖRKÜN rev., §6 (Karkamiš) | ||
| TOPADA, §8 (Tabal) | |||
| unclear | /kwalan.../ | EXERCITUS | SUVASA inscr. D (Tabal) |
| poss. adj. nom. sg. c. | /kwalanassis/ | EXERCITUS.LA/I/U-na-si-i-sa | TELL AHMAR 6, §17, (Tell Ahmar) |
| TELL AHMAR 6, §31 (Tell Ahmar) | |||
| EXERCITUS.LA/I/U-na-si-sa | TELL AHMAR 6, §7 (Tell Ahmar) | ||
| EXERCITUS | SÜDBURG, §2 | ||
| poss. adj. acc. sg. c. | /kwalanassin/ | EXERCITUS.LA/I/U-na-si-na | TELL AHMAR 6, §26 (Tell Ahmar) |
| poss. adj. dat./loc. sg. | /kwalanassan/ | EXERCITUS.LA/I/U-na-sa-na | TELL AHMAR 6, §28 (Tell Ahmar) |
1.1.3Graphic Features
1.1.3.1Phonological Interpretation
The lexeme is spelt invariably with the logogram EXERCITUS (*269) covering most of the stem, and only the frequently following sign 〈la/i/u〉 (*445) and further syllabic signs provide hints as to its underlying phonological structure. Said hints point to reading the word along CLuw. lines, in which the derived word kwalanalli(ya)- ‘military (vel sim.)’ is attested in fully syllabic spelling (Poetto 1982b:102).
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1.1.4Meaning
First elucidated by Poetto 1982b:102f., the semantic interpretation of this word is secure. It appears in several clear contexts in HLuw. and is further supported by the cognate CLuw. kwalanalli(ya)- ‘military (vel sim.)’ as well as Lyc. A telẽzije- n. ‘army’. Cf. also GKW 
kulān(a)-.
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1.1.5Stem
A neuter noun, the lexeme is formed from the verbal root /kwal-/ and the suffix /-an-/, which is used to form deverbal action and result nouns (Melchert 2007-2008a:182f.).
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For the lemma head, see PAnat. *ku̯el-.