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E 0049A
ARSIS
The word “
arsis “ is a loanword from Greek .
H 0213 ר ו
ע
Concept of root : awaken and move
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ר ו ע
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‛or
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to
awaken and move
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Related English words
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arsis
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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ר ו ע
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‛or
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to awaken and move
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‛o r <
‛ w r
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Greek
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εγειρω
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αρσις;
αιρω
< * αFερ
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egeiro
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arsis;
airo
< * aFer
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to awaken
get up;
getting up; to (make) get up,
to lift
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e g . r <
*g (e) r <
*g (a) r ;
a i r <
* a w r
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English
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arsis
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arsis
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a r (s)
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Proto-Semitic *‛OR --- *AWER Greek and *GĀR- Indo-European
A similarity is clearly seen when comparing the original Greek root “ *A +W + R” with the original Hebrew one : “ *Ayin + W + R “. In fact this entry shows similarities with two, probably related, Indo-European forms, that are "*AWER" as present in Greek and "*GAR", recognized in Greek as "-GEIR".
The English word “ arsis “ has been loaned from Greek just for a more specialized use. In particular it indicates the beginning, the upbeat of a verse .
Note:
- Hebrew in modern language has an adjective word "“ ‛er “ = awake". Besides this, the root has been elaborated to create a more composed verb, as seen in entry GR 1221 (Hebrew 0215).
Note:
- Proto-Semitic There are various identical roots. The one of this entry is considered the same as is seen in entry E 0301 ( Hebrew 0214). With the specific meaning of the actual entry E 0049A (Hebrew 0213) the root is found in Aramaic and Syriac Also Ugaritic has the same root, to say "to cause to arouse". Arabic "ghāra says " was jealous" and is too far off . It is anyhow quite possible that Proto-Semitic already used the same root seen in Hebrew : "* ע ו ר *Ayin W R ".
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- Greek. The words presented in the table are of two different roots, among them related. The first one, "egeiro" has a neutral vowel "E" in front of an original "*G E R", covering the couple of "wake up" and "get up". The second one, "*A W R", covers not the concept of "wake up", but those of "make get up" and "get up" in many variations . It is considered related to words for "air". See also entry E 0019 ( Hebrew 0092).
Note:
- Greek and Hebrew. When a Hebrew root begins with the guttural "Ayin" that is unknown in Indo-European, it may have a counterpart in for example a " G ". Such a " G " in many cases in Indo-European languages may become a "Y", often spelled as " J ". In "egeiro" we see indeed a G ", that later, having received a vowel " E " in front of it, is pronounced as "J ".The other Greek root shows no counterpart of the Hebrew "Ayin", but has a "W" consonant as counterpart of the "Waw-vowel " in the Hebrew root.
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- Indo-European . Old Indian in "járate = wakes up" shows a " J " as counterpart to the Hebrew "Ayin". In "jagárti = wakes" an original initial "G" has been "doubled" with a new initial " J ". The indication is "G Ā R-".
Avestan is near Old Indian, with "āgarayeti = wakes up" and jagāra = he was waking". The indication is "G Ā R-".
Latin has a complicated word "expergiscor = to get awake, (make) wake up". The etymology is not certain. Usually it is seen as a development out of the verb "pergo, perrexi, pergere", but that means " to continue ( moving) ", also figuratively. This "pergo" itself would be a composed verb, with the elements "per" and the verb "regere = to direct, as does the "rex", king or chief. But it may also be that the basis was "erigere = to put up, erect", also with a double prefix, composed of "ex" and "per". This would semantically being quite nearer to the ides of "to wake up" and "to (make) get up". But uncertainty remains.
Indo-European probably had "* G Ā R-", with this vowel mostly being long.
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 23/12/2012 at 10.33.54 |
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