awahai(je)-
‘of the awaha’
- Language
- Lycian A
- Grammar
- adj
- ID
- 1431
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Lycian A
awahai(je)-
‘of the awaha’1.1.1Transmission
This lexeme is found exclusively in grave inscriptions.
[D.S.]
1.1.2Forms
| dat./loc. sg. | awa[h]ai | TL 115.2 (Limyra) |
| ạẉah〈a〉i | TL 114.3 (Limyra) | |
| awahai | TL 114.2 (Limyra) | |
| awaha{r/a}i | TL 17.3 (Pinara) | |
| awahaị | TL 20.2 (Pinara) |
For the grammatical assignment as dative/locative singular of a stem in -ai(je)-, see Schürr 2008b:157 and the discussion under the base awaha-. Contra Hajnal 1995a:181, who treats awahai as accusative singular.
[D.S.]
1.1.3Graphic Features
For a new collation of the inscriptions TL 17, TL 20, TL 114, TL 115, see Christiansen 2020a. Christiansen 2020a:210 does not emend ạẉahi to ạẉah〈a〉i despite the exact same phrase as in TL 115.2.
[D.S.]
1.1.4Meaning
The adjective awahai(je)- modifies the locative noun tesi ‘under oath’ in the second clause TL 114 and 115 (Schürr 2008b:163) and assumes the meaning ‘under oath (to be carried out) by the awaha’. It is, however, less clear what awahai would modify in the first clause of TL 114 and 115. Christiansen 2020a:212 implies an association with xupa (loc. sg.) and translates ‘with regard to the one who inters in this! tomb’. The agreement may still work when taking awahai as an adjective modifying xupa ehbi (‘his’ in TL 114, ehebi ‘this (loc.)’ in TL 115) ‘in (t)his tomb belonging/pertaining to the awaha’. Another solution would be to assume a case of hyperbaton, by taking tesi… awahai together. All these options should be left open for now. In TL 20, Schürr (ibid.) assumes that awahai modifies aladahali, which is possible, although the fragmentary context calls for caution. For more information on the meaning of awaha-, see the base lemma.
[D.S.]
1.1.5Stem
As proposed by Schürr 2008b:157, awahai is best taken as the dat./loc. sg. of a stem in -ai(je)-.
[D.S.]
For the derivational base, see Lyc. A awaha-.