šodqλτa-(d)
‘to act as a šodqλτa-’
- Language
- Lydian
- Grammar
- verb
- ID
- 1530
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Lydian
šodqλτa-(d)
‘to act as a šodqλτa-’1.1.1Transmission
This lexeme is found on a stele dated to the middle of the 4th century BCE, i.e. to the reign of Artaxerxes III (358-338).
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1.1.2Forms
| 3sg. pret. act. | šoḍ?q?λ̣?τaḷ? | LW/N 115 (Lake Koloe) |
1.1.3Graphic Features
On the uncertain reading of this word, see Gusmani & Akkan 2004a:145.
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1.1.4Meaning
Gusmani & Akkan 2004a leave the word uncommented. However, its strange morphology makes it very likely that we are dealing with a compound, i.e. šod- + qλτa-. The recognizable suffix -τa- points towards an agent noun formation, from which a denominative verb in -τa-(d) would have been derived (Sasseville 2021a:110-112). Therefore, the verb would mean ‘to act as a šodqλτa-’, which is supported by the fact that the subjects are two individuals.
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1.1.5Origin
No etymology possible.
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