/anzi(ya)-/, a-zi-
‘our’
- Language
- Hieroglyphic Luwian
- Grammar
- pron
- ID
- 2685
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Hieroglyphic Luwian
/anzi(ya)-/, a-zi-
‘our’1.1.1Transmission
This lexeme is attested in three inscriptions from Assur and Malatya, dating to 11th or 10th and the late 8th century BCE.
[A.P.]
1.1.2Forms
| nom. sg. c. | /anzis/ | a-zi-sa | ASSUR letter f+g, §9 (Assur) |
| abl./instr. | /anziyadi/ | á-zi-ia-ti | IZGIN 1 (B+C+A), §16 (Malatya) |
| nom. pl. n. | /anzaya/ | a-za-ia | ASSUR letter e, §12 (Assur) |
The attestation at ASSUR letter e, §12 is followed by the enclitic connective 〈-ha-a〉, /=ha/ ‘and’.
[A.P.] [AH.B.]
1.1.3Graphic Features
1.1.3.1Phonological Interpretation
The phonological interpretation of this pronoun is assured since it combines two well-known morphemes: the 1pl. pronoun /anza-/ ‘we’ with cognates such as CLuw. anza- ‘we’ and the suffix /-i(ya)-/.
The present lexeme represents the only one to feature at least once a spelling with 〈á〉 (sign *19), the use of which has been the subject of extensive scholarly discussion, cf. e.g. Melchert 2010b:153 with literature.
[AH.B.]
1.1.4Meaning
Despite only three attestations, the semantic interpretation of the pronoun is clear. Like /anza-/ ‘we’, it occurs most naturally in the contexts of the ASSUR letters with ASSUR letter f+g, §9 reading: kwa/i-sà-´-wa/i-sa-´ a-zi-sa ha-tu-ra+a-sa, approx. /kwis=wa=as anzis hatturas/, likely meaning ‘What (is) it, our health?’ (see Waal 2021a:277f., cf. Hawkins 2000a:536).
[AH.B.]
1.1.5Stem
The word represents an adjective of appurtenance formed with the suffix /-i(ya)-/ from the orthotonic pronoun /anza-/ ‘we’. It is used to mark possession, and like some other possessive adjectives in /-i(ya)-/, it has a duplicate with the genitival adjective marker /-assa/i-/, viz. /anzassa/i-/ (for which see HLuw. /anza-/ ‘we’).
[AH.B.]