tfi-
‘(unknown)’
- Language
- Lydian
- Class
- Base
- Grammar
- verb
- ID
- 569
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Lydian
tfi-
‘(unknown)’1.1.1Transmission
This lexeme is found in a metrical inscription from Sardis, roughly dated to the 5th or 4th century BCE.
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1.1.2Forms
| 3sg. pret. act. | tfil | LW 15.3 (Sardis) |
1.1.3Meaning
The context in which the word tfil is found is obscure. Meriggi 1935a:105 n. 82 suggests an etymological connection with Lyd. tafa- ‘?’, which is possible, but unprovable, and thus does not provide any further help. No meaning can be offered; cf. Gusmani 1964a:212.
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1.1.4Origin
No etymology possible.
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