waredtaλ
‘(unknown)’
- Language
- Lydian
- Grammar
- subst
- ID
- 3279
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Lydian
waredtaλ
‘(unknown)’1.1.1Transmission
This lexeme is found in a metrical inscription that has not been dated accurately.
[D.S.]
1.1.2Forms
| dat. sg. (?) | waredtaλ | LW 11.5 (Sardis) |
Thus also Gusmani 1964a:221. Formally, waredtaλ could be a 3sg. medio-passive verbal form, however, since uwed in the same clause is already interpreted as a finite verb, a nominal interpretation seems more adequate. Nonetheless, caution is advisable.
[D.S.]
1.1.3Meaning
No meaning has been suggested so far for this word. From an etymological perspective, it is tempting to connect the root war- with that of CLuw. warraḫit- n. ‘help’. Even the suffix -e- or -ed- could be compatible with the one of CLuw. -aḫi-t- (see Sasseville 2021a:206-214). For the rest, a nominal suffix -ta- would have to be posited. A meaning like ‘assistance’ is possible in the context, but it cannot currently be verified; on the context, see also uwe-(d).
[D.S.]