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E 0239 DAY
The word " day " is of
Germanic origin .
H 1011 ה י
ח
צ , ח ח צ
Concept of root : day-heat
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ח ח צ
ה י ח צ
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tsighagh;
tseghią
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to be
arid, to dry out;
aridity, dry surface
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Related English words
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day
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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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ח ח צ ;
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ה י ח צ
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tsighagh
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tseghią
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to be arid, to dry out ;
aridity, dry surface
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ts . gh . gh < ts . gh;
ts . gh .
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Old Indian
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dāha- ;
ni-dāgha ;
dahāmi
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dā;
ni-dāgha;
dahāmi
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heat, fire;
heat, summer ;
fire
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d . h .;
d . gh . ;
d . h .
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Old Prussian
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dagis
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dagis
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summer
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d . g .
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Latin
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siccus ;
siccidus
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siccus
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siccidus
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arid, dry ;
torrid
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s . c
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Proto-Semitic *TSAGH --- *DĂGH Indo-European
This entry is strictly related to number E 0238 (Hebrew 1010 , "tsaghagh" ), that deals with the same root. The verb " tsighagh" should be considered an intensive version of " tsaghagh ". This brings us nearer to the supposed Indo European root "*dhegh ", meaning " to heat, scorch, burn", a root that has to be hypothetical as all Indo-European roots.
The sound TS, be it in a European tongue or in Hebrew, can be related to a dental without S, as T or D , but also to an S. Many languages or dialects change S into TS, others may vary between a straight dental and TS. In this entry we see both phenomena united, with Latin – Hebrew – Old Indian as S – TS – D .
Note:
- Hebrew. This root is often seen as a separate one from "tsaghagh" of entry E 238 (Hebrew 1010) , but one can see its action as the intensified one of the Mid-Eastern day, when the sun develops the kind of action that is described by the root צ ח ח , TS GH GH : it heats, dries out, scorches and even burns.
Note:
- Proto-Semitic . As seen, our Hebrew root " צ ח ח , TS GH GH" has developed out of an earlier " צ ח, TS GH", that is present in the adjective צ ח ה , tsighą = dry, parched". In fact such a root is considered present in Proto-Semitic as "* צ ח , TS GH ".
Both versions are found , two consonants and three consonants, also in Hebrew words. In other Semitic languages there are Aramaic " צ ח א , tseghą = was thirsty" and Syriac " צ ח א , tsegh'ą = burning heat". Arabic has "tsaghā= was cloudless, clear" said of the air, and for the consequences "tsāgha = he dried up, dried out". Ethiopian "tseghewa" also says "was cloudless, clear".
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- Indo-European. It is remarkable how much the words from Old Indian and Old Prussian link the sound of "day" and "dag = day" (see entry E 0238 (Hebrew 1010) to the heat of the day and to summer. Presumably the origin is the same indicated in the just mentioned entry : "D/DH Ă GH"
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 14/12/2012 at 12.10.12 |
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