Shame and insult in Anatolia: iuvo-hittite zammurāi-

The origin of the verb zammurāi- (MH+) is unknown. The goal of this paper is to 1) clarify the verb's meaning and 2) its derivational morphology, 3) discuss its purported etymological connection with Lyc. zu×mẽ / zu×mã and Luv. zamman-, and 4) propose an Indo-European etymology for the root, wh...

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Subtitles:Articles
Main Author: Nikolaev, Aleksandr S. 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: January-March 2019
In: JAOS
Year: 2019, Volume: 139, Issue: 1, Pages: 183-195
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hittite language / Luwian / Indo-European languages / Morphology (Linguistics)
IxTheo Classification:BC Ancient Orient; religion
TB Antiquity
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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