iyali-

‘(unknown)’

Language
Palaic
Grammar
adj
ID
2767

1. Individual Anatolian Languages

1.1 Palaic

iyali-

‘(unknown)’

1.1.1Transmission

This word is found in a mythological passage.

[D.S.]

1.1.2Forms

dat./loc. sg. i-˹ia˺-li KUB 48.69 iv 1 (CTH 754, NS)

1.1.3Graphic Features

Checked against the photograph in the Konkordanz (Mainzer Fotoarchiv).

[D.S.]

1.1.4Meaning

The adjective iyali modifies warši ‘(in) the rain/downpour’. Without an etymology, it is however difficult to grasp the semantics of the epithet. Further evidence is needed.

[D.S.]

1.1.5Stem

It is a nominal formation in -ali-; cf. ammummali- and kuliwali-.

[D.S.]

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