Words in Hittite for meaning 2-240 "female"

Comment

Luwian 'feminine': Carruba 1991:156. Sumerogram MUNUS 'woman, female' (formerly read SAL or MÍ) with phonetic complement for the genitive case: MUNUS-(n)as 'of a woman, female'; suffix -(s)sara, similar to English '-ess' such as 'princess', makes nouns feminine: see hassu-ssara- 'queen' 19.330, isha-ssara- 'lady' from hassu- 'king', isha- 'lord, master' 19.410: Puh II 386-388.

Original IDS Data

[asruli-]