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TAKÁCS, Gábor: "Sun" and "Moon" in Semitic and Egyptian in an Afro-Asiatic Context

„SUN" AND „MOON" IN SEMITIC AND EGYPTIAN #3.08). The connection of Hbr. 'ör "Licht" was suggested by W. Leslau (1938, 72-73) and W. W. Müller (1985, 269). NB2: The MSA forms were mistakenly etymologized both from Sem. *warh- and *sah(a)r-. Eg. r

c "sun" (OK, Wb II 401, 5). There are two acceptable alternative etymologies (nos. 1 & 2) depending on whether OEg. r- < AA *r- or *1-. 1. Sem.: Ar. ry

c & r

cr

c "to shine, glänzen", ray

c- "Helligkeit des Tages, light, brightness of day" [Vcl.] ||[ WCh.: (?) NBch.: Zaranda ri "sun" [Smz. 1978, 32], Geji ri "sun" [OS] (unless < "sky"). Lit.: For Eg.-Ar. see Clc. 1936, #65; Chn. 1947, #414; Vcl. 1959, 30; 1959, 73; Vrg. 1965, 85; IS 1976, #346. For Eg.-SBauchi: OS 1990, 90, #46; Orel 1995, 147; HSED #2088. 2. Sem.: Ar. 1T

C V "to flash, gleam, flimmern", la°la

c- "vapor meridianus", cf. laT"garnet, ruby" [Eilers 1978, 130] ||| Guanche: cf. Gran Canaria a-lio "sun" [Mit.] ||| LECu.: Saho lelle

c, lala

c "day" [Dig.], Afar la

cö, lo

cö, lä

cö "sunrise, east, day, daytime", lälä

c "day", cf. la

calla

ce "to be warmed by turning from side" [PH 1985, 153] I Somali mi-le

c "1. Sonnenglut, -hitze, -glanz, 2. Sonne" [Rn. 1902, 295] = mi-le

c "1. ray of the sun, 2. sunshine" [Abr. 1964, 180] || SCu.: (?) WRift *lo'-/*le'[irregular *-'-] "sun" [GT] : Irq. lö'a "sun, god" [Wtl. 1953] = lö'ä "1. sun, 2. mirror, 3. God, 4. day" [Mgw. 1989, 117], Brg. le-tu "sun" [Wtl. 1958], Alg. lele'a "sun" [Wtl. 1958] (WRift: Wtl. 1958, 25, #102; Cu.: Flm. 1969, 23; Dig. 1973, 163) HI WCh.: (?) Daffo-Butura le' "anbrechen (Tag)" [Jng. 1970, 217]. Lit.: Rn. 1878, 136; 1902, 295; Alb. 1927, 223; Clc. 1936, #65; Chn. 1947, #414; Flm. 1969, 23; Dig. 1973, 163; IS 1976, #346; Djk. etc. 1986, 70, fn. 26; OS 1992, 173. 3. The interpretation of Eg. r

c "sun-god" as "shepherd" = Sem. *r

cy (Honimcl 1883, 440, fn. 2; Alb. 1923, 67; Ember 1930, #12.3.19) '

s ou

t of question. 4. W. Vycichl (1933, 180) suggested a connection to Brb. *r-y "to burn". Unacceptable because of the problematic phonological correspondence of the second root radical (usually, Brb. *y reflects OEg. q and h, but not Eg.

c). Eg. jtn "Sonne" (MK, Wb 1 145, 1-8) = "1. sun, 2. disk (of sun)" (FD 33). 1. The equation with the isolated ECh.: Jegu 'étiq "Tag" [Jng. 1961, 112] is dubious. Lit. for Eg.-Jegu: OS 1992, 189; HSED #2583. 2. If Eg. jtn < *ytl from AA *talV (Belova's law), cp. Sem.: Ar. taliy- "sparkles" | Tigre täläwu "to sparkle, shine" (Sem.: SISAJa) ||| WCh. *talV "sun" [Stl.j: Hausa tálll "sheen", cf. tál (adv.) "brightly" [Abr. 1962, 846, 844] | (?) Galambu tsryi [-ry< *-ly-?j "sun" I SBauchi *tal "sun" [reflexes: Smz. 1978, 32, #48] (WCh.: Mkr. 1987, 359; Stl. 1987, 167). Areal parallel: PMande *tile "sun" [VP 1987, 328]. Lit. for Sem.-WCh.: SISAJa II, 25, #48; HCVA 3, 21, #193. Eg. f- "moon" (OK, Wb I 42, 8). 1. It has been unisono identified with Sem. *warih- & *warh-, I am disturbed by the supposed and quite strange change of OEg. j'h < *j3h < PEg. *yrh. 275