lalin(n)aima/i-
‘set/endowed with a lalini-’
- Language
- Cuneiform Luwian
- Class
- Derivative
- Grammar
- adj, c.
- ID
- 4135
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Luwian in Hittite transmission
lalin(n)aima/i-
‘set/endowed with a lalini-’1.1.1Transmission
This lexeme is attested in New Hittite palace inventories only.
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1.1.2Forms
| nom. sg. c. | la-li-i-na-i-me-iš | KUB 42.78 iii! 21’ | (CTH 246, NS) |
| nom. sg. c. or pl. (Hitt.) | la-⸢li⸣-in-na-i-me-eš | KUB 42.69 ii 23’ | (CTH 246, NS) |
| nom. pl. c. | la-li-na-i-me-en-zi | KUB 12.1 iv 44 | (CTH 246, NS) |
The broken gloss wedge form 
la-li-[x in KUB 42.84 obv. 6 (CTH 243, NS), which had been restored to la-li-[na-i-me-iš] (cf. CHD L-N:28), is analyzed as a form of the noun lalin(i)- ‘tonguelet (?)’ by Burgin 2022a:446.
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1.1.3Graphic Features
Checked against the photographs in the Mainzer Fotoarchiv.
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1.1.3.13.1 Phonological Interpretation
The plene writing of -i- in the denominal derivative la-li-i-na-i-me-iš in KUB 42.78 iii! 21’ is most likely to be interpreted as a contraction of *-iya-. The absence of a plene writing of the -a- in the forms of lalini- differs from the Luwian noun lāl(i)- c. ‘tongue’ (e.g., acc. sg. la-a-li-in KUB 25.37 ii 38). However, the sheer length of the adjective favors defective spellings as well as a shift of the accent. Therefore, the lack of plene -a- does not exclude the connection proposed under Meaning.
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1.1.4Meaning
The current dictionaries give no meaning for lalin(n)aima/i-, if they consider the lemma at all, cf. DLL:62, CHD L-N:27, HEG L:24, CLL:123, Ünal 2007a:393, HHw:101, DCL:131. In KUB 42.78 iii! 21’, the lexeme modifies the genitival adjective kalup(p)ašša/i- (deriving kalup(p)a- ‘undergarment, vest’), which seems to be substantivized and denote a kind of fastener as an accessory to the kalup(p)a-garment (Burgin 2022a:334f.). Based on the phonetic similarity with the Anatolian lexeme *lala- ‘tongue’, Burgin 2022a:342 proposes ‘tonguelet (?)’ as a translation for lalin(i)-. Since all these lexemes are attested in fragmentary context, this can only be a speculative approximation for lalin(n)aima/i- ‘set/endowed with a lalin(i)-’.
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1.1.5Stem
The lexeme lalin(n)aima/i- can well be explained as a denominative adjective stem in ‑aimma/i‑ derived from a Luwian noun lalin(i)-, cf. Burgin 2022a:342 and Yakubovich & Rieken 2026a:196. A similar explanation had been given by DLL:62, CHD L-N:28, Siegelová 1986a:605, and Starke 1990a:208, who assume the participial form (historically underlying the homonymous denominative adjectives).
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1.1.6Origin
The Luwian origin can be ascertained by the Luwian character of the base noun lalin(i)- ‘tonguelet (?)’ as well as the Luwian suffix -aimma/i‑ and the nom. pl. ending -enzi, cf. Melchert 2005a:8 and van den Hout 2006a:242. A Luwian origin is also accepted by DLL:62, CHD L-N:27f., HEG L-N:24, CLL:123, Ünal 2007a:393, HHw:101, DCL:131.
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*This Lemma was written together with Gwendolyn Trott and Alexandra Daues.
For the lemma head see CLuw. lalin(i)-.