𒄷𒌷𒅔𒄷
Sumerian
Alternative forms
- 𒀀𒁆𒄷 (A.BALAGMUŠEN)
Etymology
An ancient Mesopotamian Wanderwort; connected to Akkadian 𒌑𒊑𒅔𒉡 (u₂-ri-in-nu /urinnu/), and potentially Arabic غَرَن (ḡaran), and potentially further a borrowing from Proto-Semitic; see also 𒀉𒄷 (A₂.MUŠEN /arû, erû/, “bird of prey”) and 𒀀𒊏𒌋𒌋 (a-ra-niš /arāniš/, “eagle-like”). This is one of the terms of the alleged Euphratic substrate theory, which would give it connections to Hittite 𒄩𒀀𒊏𒀸 (ḫa-a-ra-aš /ḫāraš, ḫāran-/), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“eagle”). Concurring with the opinion of Pennsylvania State University's Dr. Rubio, the borrowing from multiple languages rather than a specific substratum is now the predominant viewpoint in the field.
Noun
𒄷𒌷𒅔𒄷 (ḫu-ri₂-inMUŠEN /hurin/)
- eagle
References
- “hurin”, in The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, University of Pennsylvania, 2006
- Whittaker, Gordon (2008) , “The Case for Euphratic”, in Bulletin of the Georgian National Accademy of Sciences, volume 2, issue 3, pages 156–168.