𒅕𒄩𒀸

Hittite

𒅕𒄩𒀸
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Alternative forms

  • 𒅈𒄩𒀸 (ar-ḫa-aš /⁠arḫaš⁠/)
  • 𒅕𒄩𒀀𒀸 (er-ḫa-a-aš /⁠erḫāš⁠/)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁erh₂- (line, border), cognate with Latin ōra (border, edge).[1]

Noun

𒅕𒄩𒀸 • (er-ḫa-aš /erḫaš/) c

  1. line, boundary, border

Usage notes

Beside syllabograms, the Sumerogram 𒍠 (ZAG) was also used.

Inflection

References

  1. Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 245
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