ãnabaha-

This lexeme is found in a grave inscription belonging to a priest of the goddess Malija of Rhodiapolis.

[D.S.]

gen. pl.

ãnabaḥẽ

TL 149.8 (Rhodiapolis)

For the analysis as a genitive plural, see Torp 1898b:4, Carruba 1977a:290, Schürr 1997b:63, Melchert (DLL:8), Sasseville 2018a:313; contra Neumann 2007a:34 “nominative”.

[D.S.]

The word has often been read instead as ãnabaj̣ẽ (Kalinka 1901a:92, Meriggi 1937a:511 n. 3, Neumann 2007a:33f.). For the reading with ḥ instead, see Torp 1898b:3f., Carruba 1977a:290 n. 30, Melchert (DLL:8), Sasseville 2018a:313.

[D.S.]

Meriggi 1937a:511 n. 3 suggests an etymological equation between the base ãnaba- and the one of unabãm͂me/i- (assuming the sound change ã > u), which is attractive, though impossible to confirm based on the current state of research. Meriggi 1963a:12 sees instead the word for ‘mother’, i.e. ẽne/i-, in the first part of ãnabahẽ, which is not persuasive. Melchert (DLL:8) specifies that ãnabahẽ should refer to a divine agent of punishment based on the context, which is surely correct. Further, Sasseville 2018a:313 brings morphological evidence to the interpretation of the noun ãnabaha- as referring to deities (see under Stem).

[D.S.]

Sasseville 2018a:313 analyzes ãnabahẽ as the genitive plural in -ẽ of a stem in -aha- c., a newly uncovered suffix corresponding to Lyc. B -asa- c., which is typically used to build divine names; see e.g. Lyc. B xbadasa- c. under xbad(i)-.

[D.S.]