waralliešša-

The sole attestation of the form is provided by a small oracular fragment (NS).

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unknown

wa-ra-al-li-eš-ša-a[n?(-)

KUB 50.46 iii 8’

(CTH 574, NS)

Attestation according to Tognon 2005a:164 and HED N:122. Tognon seems to favor a verbal interpretation “e ubbidiente/proprio”, unless she had in mind a noun clause with a predicative participle. Likewise, Puhvel understands the sequence as the “Luwoid iterative of *waralla(i)- ‘be helpful’, antonym of niwaralla(i)-” (but see under Stem).

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Checked against the photograph in the Mainzer Fotoarchiv. – Although the reading of final -a[n^?(-) cannot be established with absolute certainty, it would fit the traces very well.

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Although the fragmentary context is not understood, the transparent word formation permits at least an approximation of the meaning: waralla/i- ‘one’s own’ → *warall(a)i-^(di) ‘to be one’s own’ or *waralli-^(ti) → warallišša-⁽ⁱ⁾, imperfective of ‘to be one’s own’, which can also be read as ‘to be/behave proper/in a friendly manner’; cf. the range of possible meanings for niwaralla-^(ti) ‘to make/become improper/alienated’ (see Tognon 2005a:164, HED N:122).

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Although the ending of the form is lost, the suffix -šša-⁽ⁱ⁾ in wa-ra-al-li-eš-ša-a[n^?(-) allows to pin down the stem class. For the derivational chain, see under Meaning.

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Based on the use of the gloss wedge and the derivation from Luwian waralla/i-, the word’s Luwian origin is assured.

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