[ta]ruwi-
‘to turn to wood (?)’
- Language
- Cuneiform Luwian
- Grammar
- verb
- ID
- 2788
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Cuneiform Luwian
[ta]ruwi-
‘to turn to wood (?)’1.1.1Transmission
This lexeme is found on a fragment belonging to the Great Ritual of Kuwattalla and Šilalluḫi.
[D.S.]
1.1.2Forms
| 3sg. impv. med. | [ta-(a)-]˹ru˺-u-i-it-ta-ru | KUB 35.49 iv 5’ | (CTH 761, MS) |
1.1.3Graphic Features
Checked against the photograph in the Konkordanz (Mainzer Fotoarchiv). The restoration follows Meriggi 1980a:359 and Starke 1985b:151.
[D.S.]
1.1.4Meaning
If the restoration is correct, a denominative verb based on the noun tāru- ‘wood’ would be expected to yield a meaning such as ‘to turn to wood (?)’ (Meriggi 1980a:359, CLL:219, EDHIL:849, Sasseville 2021a:147f.). Based on the context, the verb is expected to denote a negative action to be done to evil things. Therefore, the meaning ‘to turn to wood’ in the sense of ‘to petrify’ is appropriate.
[D.S.]
1.1.5Stem
For the interpretation as a denominative in -i-(ti) derived from a nominal u-stem, see Sasseville 2021a:147f. However, Melchert (apud Sasseville 2021a) suggests that the derivational base could be the adjective tarwi(ya)- ‘related to wood, wooden’. Further evidence is needed.
[D.S.]
For the lemma head see CLuw. tāru-.