𒋻𒌑𒍣

Hittite

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Etymology

From Proto-Anatolian *tarkʷtˢi, from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to turn”). Cognates include Sanskrit तर्कु (tarkú), Latin torqueō and Old Church Slavonic тракъ (trakŭ).

Verb

𒋻𒌑𒍣 • (tar-ú-zi) (3rd person singular present)

1. to perform a round dance, to dance in twisting manner

Inflection

Broad transcription
First conjugation
Nominal forms
Infinitive	tarukuanzi
	tːarkːʷwant͡si
Participle	tarukanz
	tːarkːʷant͡s
Noun	tarukuar
	tːarkːʷwr̩
Supine	tarukuan
	tːarkːʷwn̩
Active	Present	Aorist	Imperative
1.sg	tarumi	tarukun	tarukallu
	tːarumi	tːarkːʷɔn	tːarkːʷallu
2.sg	taruši	tarut	taru
	tːarusi	tːarut	tːaru
3.sg	taruzi	tarut	tarudu
	tːarut͡si	tːarut	tːarutu
1.pl	tarukueni	tarukuen	tarukueni
	tːarkːʷwɛni	tːarkːʷwɛn	tːarkːʷwɛni
2.pl	taruteni	taruten	taruten
	tːarutɛni	tːarutɛn	tːarutɛn
3.pl	tarukanzi	taruker	tarukandu
	tːarkːʷant͡si	tːarkːʷɛr	tːarkːʷantu
Middle	Present	Aorist	Imperative
1.sg	taruḫari	taruḫat	taruḫaru
	tːaruχari	tːaruχad	tːaruχaru
2.sg	tarutari	tarutat	taruḫut
	tːarutari	tːarutad	tːaruχɔd
3.sg	tarukari, tarutari	tarutat	tarukaru, tarutaru
	tːarkːʷaːri, tːarutari	tːarutad	tːarkːʷaru, tːarutaru
1.pl	tarukuašta	tarukuaštat	tarukuaštat
	tːarkːʷwasta	tːarkːʷwastad	tːarkːʷwastad
2.pl	taruduma	tarudumat	tarutumat
	tːarutuma	tːarutumad	tːarutumad
3.pl	tarukantari	tarukantat	tarukantaru
	tːarkːʷantari	tːarkːʷantad	tːarkːʷantaru

Cuneiform script
First conjugation
Nominal forms
Infinitive	𒋻𒆪𒌋𒉿𒀭𒍣
	tar-ku-u-wa-an-zi
Participle	𒋻𒆪𒀀𒀭𒍝
	tar-ku-a-an-za
Noun	𒋻𒆪𒌋𒉿𒅈
	tar-ku-u-wa-ar
Supine	𒋻𒆪𒌋𒉿𒀭
	tar-ku-u-wa-an
Active	Present	Aorist	Imperative
1.sg	𒋻𒌑𒈪	𒋻𒆪𒌋𒌦	𒋻𒆪𒀀𒀠𒇻
	tar-ú-mi	tar-ku-u-un	tar-ku-a-al-lu
2.sg	𒋻𒌑𒅆	𒋻𒌑𒋫	𒋻𒌑
	tar-ú-ši	tar-ú-ta	tar-ú
3.sg	𒋻𒌑𒍣	𒋻𒌑𒋫	𒋻𒌑𒁺
	tar-ú-zi	tar-ú-ta	tar-ú-du
1.pl	𒋻𒆪𒌋𒂊𒉌	𒋻𒆪𒌋𒂗	𒋻𒆪𒌋𒂊𒉌
	tar-ku-u-e-ni	tar-ku-u-en	tar-ku-u-e-ni
2.pl	𒋻𒌑𒋼𒉌	𒋻𒌑𒋼𒂗	𒋻𒌑𒋼𒂗
	tar-ú-te-ni	tar-ú-te-en	tar-ú-te-en
3.pl	𒋻𒆪𒀀𒀭𒍣	𒋻𒆪𒂊𒅕	𒋻𒆪𒀀𒀭𒁺
	tar-ku-a-an-zi	tar-ku-e-er	tar-ku-a-an-du
Middle	Present	Aorist	Imperative
1.sg	𒋻𒌑𒄩𒊑	𒋻𒌑𒄩𒀜	𒋻𒌑𒄩𒊒
	tar-ú-ḫa-ri	tar-ú-ḫa-at	tar-ú-ḫa-ru
2.sg	𒋻𒌑𒋫𒊑	𒋻𒌑𒋫𒀜	𒋻𒌑𒄷𒌓
	tar-ú-ta-ri	tar-ú-ta-at	tar-ú-ḫu-ut
3.sg	𒋻𒆪𒀀𒊑, 𒋻𒌑𒋫𒊑	𒋻𒌑𒋫𒀜	𒋻𒆪𒀀𒊒, 𒋻𒌑𒋫𒊒
	tar-ku-a-ri, tar-ú-ta-ri	tar-ú-ta-at	tar-ku-a-ru, tar-ú-ta-ru
1.pl	𒋻𒆪𒌋𒉿𒀸𒋫	𒋻𒆪𒌋𒉿𒀸𒋫𒀜	𒋻𒆪𒌋𒉿𒀸𒋫𒀜
	tar-ku-u-wa-aš-ta	tar-ku-u-wa-aš-ta-at	tar-ku-u-wa-aš-ta-at
2.pl	𒋻𒌑𒁺𒈠	𒋻𒌑𒁺𒈠𒀜	𒋻𒌑𒌅𒈠𒀜
	tar-ú-du-ma	tar-ú-du-ma-at	tar-ú-tu-ma-at
3.pl	𒋻𒆪𒀀𒀭𒋫𒊑	𒋻𒆪𒀀𒀭𒋫𒀜	𒀀𒀭𒋫𒊒
	tar-ku-a-an-ta-ri	tar-ku-a-an-ta-at	tar-ku-a-an-ta-ru

Descendants

• → Akkadian: 𒅴𒁄 (/⁠targumannu, turgumannu⁠/, “interpreter”) (possibly)
  • → Aramaic:
    • Classical Syriac: ܬܰܪܓܡܳܢܳܐ (targmānā, “interpreter”), ܬܰܪܓܶܡ (targem, “to speak in public; to interpret”)
      • → Arabic: ت ر ج م (t r j m)
    • → Hebrew: תֻּרְגְּמָן (turg'mán, “translator”), תִּרְגֵּם (tirgém, “to translate”) (possibly)
    • → Ge'ez: ተርጐመ (tärgʷämä) (possibly)