“*300+MINUS”-i-
‘(unknown)’
- Language
- Hieroglyphic Luwian
- Grammar
- verb
- ID
- 3560
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Hieroglyphic Luwian
“*300+MINUS”-i-
‘(unknown)’1.1.1Transmission
This lexeme is attested once in an inscription from Tell Ahmar dating to the late 10th or early 9th century BCE.
[A.P.]
1.1.2Forms
| 1sg. pret. act. | /…/ | “*300+MINUS”-i-ha | TELL AHMAR frag. 6 (Tell Ahmar) |
[A.P.] [AH.B.]
1.1.3Graphic Features
1.1.3.1Phonological Interpretation
The phonological form of this verb is unknown. The sign *300 is so far without an interpretation, although it is likely used as a logogram here, as it is combined with MINUS (*381). Still, the combination is unique to the present lexeme.
[AH.B.]
1.1.4Meaning
While it is clear from the syllabically spelt latter part of the word that it is a verb, it occurs in a severely fragmented context and may constitute the only word of the clause that has survived, cf. Hawkins 2000a:245. Its semantic context remains inaccessible for now, although the presence of MINUS, which often has a privative meaning, suggests a negative or empty condition, cf. Melchert 1988a:39.
[AH.B.]
1.1.5Stem
The verb appears to belong to one of the stem classes containing a suffix -i-, e.g. /-i-(ti)/, /-(a)i-(di)/, or /-i(ya)-(di)/, see Sasseville 2021a:131-133, 218f., 319-312.
[AH.B.]