𒄷𒌷𒅔𒄷

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒄷

𒌷

𒅔

𒄷

Alternative forms of /ḫurin/
𒄷𒌷𒅔 (ḫu-ri₂-in)
𒀀𒁆𒄷 (a-balag̃mušen)

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 (TI₈^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-in^mušen /ḫurin/)

1. eagle

References

• “hurin”, in The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary‎^[1], University of Pennsylvania, 2006
• Whittaker, Gordon (2008) “The Case for Euphratic”, in Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences‎^[2], volume 2, number 3, pages 156–168.
• “𒄷𒌷𒅔𒄷 (ḫurin)” in ePSD2