qardoλcν
‘(unknown)’
- Language
- Lydian
- Grammar
- u
- ID
- 2319
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Lydian
qardoλcν
‘(unknown)’1.1.1Transmission
This word is found in a grave/dedicatory inscription that has not yet been accurately dated.
[D.S.]
1.1.2Forms
| indecl. (?) | qardoλcν | LW 10.15 (Sardis) |
Gusmani 1961a:192 treats qardoλcν as the direct object of the verb facašidν, which is derived from the verb ca-(t) ‘to make a dedication’ with the suffix -ši-, for which see Sasseville 2021a:505-508. Since the first word of the clause is isq(ν) and most likely represents the direct object, it is more tempting to take qardoλcν as an adverb in -cν, thus modifying the verb.
[D.S.]
1.1.3Meaning
The root of qardoλcν is surely qar-, which may be connected to that of Lyd. qrata-(d)(likely going back to *ku̯er- ‘to cut’). Nonetheless, this does not help to elucidate the meaning of qardoλcν.
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1.1.4Stem
The sequence -oλcν may come from *-olicν, thus reflecting the suffix chain -ol(i)-, just like kastaλcν would reflect *kastal(i)-.
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