𒀀𒃼

Sumerian

Signs in this term
𒀀 𒃼
Alternative forms of
/agar/
𒇋 (agar₂)
𒅊 (agar₄)

Etymology

Perhaps an ancient Mesopotamian Wanderwort. Some scholars have seen this word as part of the Euphratic substrate hypothesis, which connects it to Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”). Compare also Akkadian 𒀀𒃼 (ugārum) and Ugaritic 𐎜𐎂𐎗 (ủgr).

Noun

𒀀𒃼 • (a-gar₃ /agar/)

  1. field, arable land, irrigation district
  2. meadow

Descendants

  • →? Akkadian: 𒀀𒃼 (ugārum), ugāru (non-mimated) (the direction of the borrowing might be the opposite)
    • → Ugaritic: 𐎜𐎂𐎗𐎚 (ủgrt)
      • → Arabic: أُوغَارِيت (ʔūḡārīt) (learned)
      • → Czech: Ugarit (learned)
      • → English: Ugarit (learned)
      • → Finnish: Ugarit (learned)
      • → French: Ougarit (learned)
      • → German: Ugarit (learned)
      • → Iranian Persian: اوگاریت (ugârit) (learned)
      • → Italian: Ugarit (learned)
      • → Mandarin: 烏加里特 (Wūjiālǐtè) (learned)
      • → Russian: Угари́т (Ugarít) (learned)
      • → Turkish: Ugarit (learned)

References

  • “𒀀𒃼 (agar)” in ePSD2
  • Whittaker, Gordon (2008), “The Case for Euphratic”, in Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences‎[1], volume 2, number 3, pages 156–168.
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