uwe-^(d)

This lexeme is found in an undated metrical inscription.

[D.S.]

3sg. pres. act.

uwed

LW 11.5 (Sardis)

Gusmani 1964a:217-219 assigns uwed to the same paradigm as u- ‘to write’ (likewise in Gusmani 1975c:268), which is morphologically untenable. Gusmani 1980a:105 implies an etymological connection with Lyd. ow-, here translated as ‘to see’, though without justification. The verb is found in an obscure context pertaining to the construction of rock-carved graves:

uwed=mas waredtaλ sfatos kot=as cat qed=k=τ=ad cfisad išaaλal umνod (LW 11.5-6)

‘As much as the owner uwe-s for waredtaλ, however he makes an allotment and whatever cfisad he umνo-s to išaaλal…’ (vel sim.)

Since too many lexical items are obscure in this passage, any analysis must be considered highly tentative. Nevertheless, it appears to designate an action that the owner would perform vis-à-vis the plot of land in relation to the building of a rock-carved grave. From a morphological perspective, uwe-^(d) can be interpreted as a denominative verb from a noun *uwe-, which would equate to an unattested Luwian noun *uwaḫ-i- c. (see Sasseville 2021a:206-214), which could be in turn derived from the root for ‘to see’ (Hitt. au(š)-/uw-^(ḫi), Luw. awa-, Lyd. ow-). For the existence of an original action noun in *-eh₂-, see Hitt. uw-ā-tar/n- ‘eyesight, inspection’ (←au(š)-/uw-^(ḫi)). Therefore, the denominative verb could be in relation to the action of seeing or inspecting. The semantics of ‘to make an inspection’ or ‘to look for/after’ would be contextually appropriate, although further evidence can only be gained by the discovery of the meaning of the indirect object waredtaλ.

[D.S.]

The verb is interpreted here as a denominative verb in -e-^(d), for which see Sasseville 2021a:206-214.

[D.S.]

For the potential lemma head see Lyd. ow-.