umušanza

‘(unknown)’

Language
Cuneiform Luwian
Grammar
subst
ID
3728

1. Individual Anatolian Languages

1.1 Cuneiform Luwian

umušanza

‘(unknown)’

1.1.1Transmission

The sole attestation of the lexeme comes from a Luwian ritual fragment.

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1.1.2Forms

nom./acc. sg. or dat./loc. pl. or acc. pl. u-mu-ša-an-za[ KUB 35.109 iii 3’ (CTH 765, MS)

For the possible morphological analyses, see CLL:241 and DCL:s.v. (contra DLL:101).

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1.1.3Graphic Features

Checked against the photographs in the Mainzer Fotoarchiv.

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1.1.4Meaning

This intransparent form occurs in a hopelessly fragmentary context, not permitting a semantic interpretation (see DLL:101,CLL:241, HHw:185 and DCL:s.v.).

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1.1.5Stem

If complete and depending on the case form, the stem could be a common gender noun with i-mutation (dat./loc. pl.), a thematic neuter stem (nom./acc. sg. or dat./loc. pl.), a common gender a-stem (acc. pl. or dat./loc. pl.), or a neuter s-stem (dat./loc. pl.).

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