arpatt(a)-
‘steep slope’
- Language
- Cuneiform Luwian
- Grammar
- subst
- ID
- 2257
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Luwian in Hittite transmission
arpatt(a)-
‘steep slope’1.1.1Transmission
The sole attestation of the word appears in an itinerary (MS).
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1.1.2Forms
| dat./loc. pl. | ⸢ar-pa-at⸣-ta-aš | KBo 62.5, 23 | (CTH 230, MS) |
The ending is Hittite. An analysis as a gen. sg. or pl. is also possible, but less likely, since the name of a location in the dat./loc. introduces a series of topographical features in several other sentences of the same text (Lorenz & Rieken 2007a:480 with n. 37.
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1.1.3Graphic Features
Checked against the photographs in the Mainzer Fotoarchiv.
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1.1.4Meaning
As pointed out by Lorenz & Rieken 2007a:480, the context of the itinerary suggests that arpattaš denotes a landmark. Since there exists a semantically suitable root *arp- ‘to be crooked, bent’ with a Hittite adjective arpuwant- ‘slanting, steep, awry’ (also CLuw. 
arpūwant(i)- in fragmentary context), the derived stem probably means ‘steep slope’ vel. sim.
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1.1.5Stem
From a purely formal point of view, arpattaš could represent a case form of a Hittite abstract noun in -att- or a Luwian stem in -tta- (see Lorenz & Rieken 2007a:480). In either case, its semantics must have been concretized.
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1.1.6Origin
The linguistic origin of the lexeme remains unclear as long as the stem cannot be identified. Further evidence must be awaited.
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For the lemma head see CLuw. *arp-.