/halarall(a)-?/, ha-la+ra/i-la
‘animal part?’
- Language
- Hieroglyphic Luwian
- Grammar
- subst
- ID
- 718
1. Individual Anatolian Languages
1.1 Hieroglyphic Luwian
/halarall(a)-?/, ha-la+ra/i-la
‘animal part?’1.1.1Transmission
This lexeme is attested twice in the HLuw. corpus. Both attestations occur on letters discovered in Assur, but with uncertain origin; they date to the late 8th century BCE.
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1.1.2Forms
| nom./acc. pl. | /halaralla?/ | ha-la+ra/i-la | |
| ASSUR letter c, §11 (Assur) |
1.1.3Graphic Features
1.1.3.1Phonological Interpretation
The phonological interpretation of this lexeme is somewhat uncertain despite its fully syllabic spelling. Because its precise meaning is unknown, it has so far remained etymologically isolated. A connection with CLuw. ḫalāl(i)- ‘pure’ is within the realm of possibility, but cannot be proven.
[AH.B.]
1.1.4Meaning
Within its contexts in the Assur letters, it is clear that /halarall(a)-?/ denotes a tradable commodity, because the authors of both letters request it to be sent to them. ASSUR letter c, §11, mentions it as /halaralla=… sanawiya/, i.e. ‘good halaralla-s’, suggesting there can be differences in quality. In ASSUR letter a, §10, the noun is preceded by the adjective /hwisnamai(ya)-/, probably meaning ‘of game, of wild animal?’, which suggests that /halarall(a)-?/ could denote certain animal parts, provided the interpretation of the adjective is correct.
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