/hwisnamai(ya)-/, (LEO)hwa/i-sá-na-ma-
‘(unknown)’
- Language
- Hieroglyphic Luwian
- Grammar
- adj
- ID
- 2664
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Hieroglyphic Luwian
/hwisnamai(ya)-/, (LEO)hwa/i-sá-na-ma-
‘(unknown)’1.1.1Transmission
The present lexeme is attested once on one of the letters found in Assur, its place of origin unknown. It is dated to the late 8th century BCE.
[AH.B.]
1.1.2Forms
| nom./acc. pl. n. | /hwisnamaya/ | (LEO)hwa/i-sá-na-ma-ia | ASSUR letter a, §9 (Assur) |
1.1.3Graphic Features
1.1.3.1Phonological Interpretation
Although attested just once, the phonological interpretation of the present lexeme is quite certain. It is spelt in full syllabic fashion and preceded by the sign LEO (*97, also read BESTIA) as a logographic determiner, linking it into one word family with the nouns /hwisar-/ ‘beast’ and /hwisnam(i)-/ ‘(?)’. Because the attestation dates to the 8th century BCE, it is not surprising to find in use a SA sign other than the 〈sà〉 (*104) expected here, cf. Rieken 2010b:659.
[AH.B.]
1.1.4Meaning
Because of the morphological transparency, the present lexeme can be safely assumed to represent an adjective of appurtenance on the basis of the noun /hwisnam(i)-/; see discussion of meaning there. Its context of attestation, however, is rather less clear, as it appears together with a number of unknown words. Showing grammatical agreement with the following word 〈ha-la+ra/i-la〉, probably a noun, it is reasonable to assume that it functions as a modifier, but the meaning of the noun is largely unclear beyond denoting a tradable commodity (see under lemma /halarall(a)-?/).
[AH.B.]
1.1.5Stem
Derived with the known suffix /-ai(ya)-/, /hwisnamai(ya)-/ is a regularly formed adjective of appurtenance to the noun /hwisnam(i)-/, although a neuter plural with the extended ending /-aya/ to a stem /hwisnam(m)a/i-/ could also be possible. As an adjective, the stem can be expected to be subject to i-mutation, although the forms showing the change are not attested for this lemma.
[AH.B.]
For the lemma head see HLuw. /hwisar-/.