zzatije-
‘share of offerings’
- Language
- Lycian A
- Grammar
- subst, n.
- ID
- 1967
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Lycian A
zzatije-
‘share of offerings’1.1.1Transmission
This lexeme is found in a grave inscription including a long biography of the author’s military career. The dating of the inscription has the beginning of the reign of Alexander the Great as terminus post quem.
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1.1.2Forms
| nom./acc. pl. or coll. | zzatija | TL 29.7 (Tlos) |
| gen. pl. (?) | zzatijẽ | TL 29.5 (Tlos) |
The form zzatijẽ is taken here as genitive plural instead of nom./acc. sg., which makes hlm̃mi the direct object; cf. Hajnal 1995a:210 n. 244.
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1.1.3Meaning
As correctly analyzed by Melchert (DLL:88), zzatije- is a cognate of zata- ‘delivery’ and the verb za-(ti) ‘to give as a share’. More precisely, it can be derived from the reduplicated formation, which is found only in Lyc. B zaza-(ti) ‘to dedicate’. From the base *zzata-, an adjective in -i(je)- was derived and then substantivized. In the context, zzatije- refers to post-war dedications or amendments vis-à-vis certain people. Melchert (DLL:88) assigns the meaning ‘pertaining to tribute, offering’, Gehrisch 2018a:39 also advocates for ‘tribute’, although ‘share of offerings (or spoils)’ is contextually more adequate.
[D.S.]
For the derivational base, see Lyc. A zata-.