saknaki-^(d)

This verb is attested once in a fragmentary and apparently poetic inscription originating from the Lower Hermos valley and broadly datable to the 5^th or 4^th century BCE.    

[I.Y.]

The vowel alternation between fa-saknaki- and pašν-sakνãki- is reminiscent of that between aλikšantruλ and aλikšãntruλ, on which see Gérard 2005a:35. One can suspect that in both cases it has graphic rather than phonetic character, and the relevant vowels are always phonetically nasal. In the instance of fa-saknaki-, this assumption is based on the observation that if the verbal suffix were not secondarily nasalized, it would be spelled -oki-, as in kaprdoki-^(d), katšarloki-^(d), and warptoki-^(d).  

[I.Y.]

Although the inscription LW 44 is fragmentary, the preserved parts of LW 44.16-17 and the position of these lines near the end of the text are best compatible with the assumption that we are dealing with a curse formula and fa-saknaki- occurs in its protasis. The only problem of such an interpretation is the preterit tense of fa-saknakil, but this may merely be an indication of hypothetical modality (preterit tense can occasionally be found together with the modal particle fak). On the other hand, the recognition that fa-saknaki- and pašν-sakνãki- ultimately reflect the same stem (Gusmani 1980a:84) yields additional support to the proposed pragmatic interpretation. For further semantic discussion, see pašν-sakνãki-^(d).

[I.Y.]

Although the present tense counterpart of fa-saknakil is not attested, the comparison with pašν-sakνãkid leaves little doubt that this verb belonged to the lenited mi-conjugation. For further discussion of stem formation, cf. pašν-sakνãki-^(d).

[I.Y.]

For the lemma head see PAnat. *sók-r̥/n-.