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'''Etymology'''


'''Etymology'''
We might have here “Heavenly-Mountain-Child, East-Wind of Heaven Child,” combining Sumerian KUR, kir<sub>5</sub> " land, country; mountain(s); underworld; east; easterner; east wind" (= Akkadian ''erṣetu''; ''mātu''; ''šadû''), Sumerian an “heaven” (an "sky, heaven; upper; crown [of a tree]" = Akkadian ''šamû''), and Sumerian tur "(young) child" (= Akkadian ''šerru'').<ref>ePSD.</ref>
 
As an alternative ending, note also Sumerian en tur “Young Lord, Young Priest,” and en tur kar<sub>2</sub> (ŠE<sub>3</sub>), as “Young Lord Weapon”?<ref>ePSD, citing ''ED Officials'' 31-32 (Lexical list, Early Dynastic IIIa).</ref> Either as Sumerian en, u<sub>3</sub>-mu-un, umun "lord; master; ruler"
*(= Akkadian ''bēlu'' ), or Sumerian en "a priest" (= Akkadian ''entu''; ''enu'').


Until a possible language origin for [[JAREDITES|J<small>AREDITE</small>]] can be determined, all suggestions for etymologies of [[JAREDITES|J<small>AREDITE</small>]] names must remain more speculative than substantive.
It seems quite unlikely, though remotely possible, that we have here an ending in Sumerian AN.TUR (a modern scholarly convention for naming the signs), diĝir-dumu "divine son."<ref>ePSD.</ref>


No etymology is suggested for this [[JAREDITES|J<small>AREDITE</small>]] name.
Or with Akkadian ''kūru'' B (Sumerian kir), ''kiru'' (= Sumerian dinig, dinig<sub>3</sub>) “kiln (for lime, bitumen)” = Hebrew ''kûr'' “smelting furnace.”<ref>Tawil, ''Akkadian Lexical Companion'', 160.</ref>


As was mentioned with [[CORIANTON|C<small>ORIANTON</small>]], feline etymology has been suggested for this and other, mostly [[JAREDITES|J<small>AREDITE</small>]] names.
Or much less likely a [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] nominal sentence personal name with medial pronominal suffix.<ref>Layton, ''Archaic Features'', 146-150.</ref>  


Cf. Book of Mormon [[CORIANTON|C<small>ORIANTON</small>]], [[CORIANTUM|C<small>ORIANTUM</small>]], [[CORIANTUMR|C<small>ORIANTUMR</small>]], [[MORIANCUMER|M<small>ORIANCUMER</small>]]
See [[COROM|C<small>OROM</small>]], [[CORIANTON|C<small>ORIANTON</small>]], [[CORIANTUM|C<small>ORIANTUM</small>]], [[CORIANTUMR|C<small>ORIANTUMR</small>]], [[MORIANCUMER|M<small>ORIANCUMER</small>]]


'''Variants'''
'''Variants'''

Revision as of 12:41, 5 December 2013

Jaredite PN 1. Prince, father of ETHER (Ether 1:6, 7; 11:18, 19, 20, 23)

Etymology

We might have here “Heavenly-Mountain-Child, East-Wind of Heaven Child,” combining Sumerian KUR, kir5 " land, country; mountain(s); underworld; east; easterner; east wind" (= Akkadian erṣetu; mātu; šadû), Sumerian an “heaven” (an "sky, heaven; upper; crown [of a tree]" = Akkadian šamû), and Sumerian tur "(young) child" (= Akkadian šerru).[1]

As an alternative ending, note also Sumerian en tur “Young Lord, Young Priest,” and en tur kar2 (ŠE3), as “Young Lord Weapon”?[2] Either as Sumerian en, u3-mu-un, umun "lord; master; ruler"

  • (= Akkadian bēlu ), or Sumerian en "a priest" (= Akkadian entu; enu).

It seems quite unlikely, though remotely possible, that we have here an ending in Sumerian AN.TUR (a modern scholarly convention for naming the signs), diĝir-dumu "divine son."[3]

Or with Akkadian kūru B (Sumerian kir), kiru (= Sumerian dinig, dinig3) “kiln (for lime, bitumen)” = Hebrew kûr “smelting furnace.”[4]

Or much less likely a HEBREW nominal sentence personal name with medial pronominal suffix.[5]

See COROM, CORIANTON, CORIANTUM, CORIANTUMR, MORIANCUMER

Variants

Deseret Alphabet: 𐐗𐐄𐐡𐐆𐐈𐐤𐐓𐐊𐐡 (koʊrɪæntʌr)

Notes


  1. ePSD.
  2. ePSD, citing ED Officials 31-32 (Lexical list, Early Dynastic IIIa).
  3. ePSD.
  4. Tawil, Akkadian Lexical Companion, 160.
  5. Layton, Archaic Features, 146-150.