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Ugaritic
Ugaritic comes from Sumerian a-gar₃ ‘arable land’.
- Sumerianc. 3100–1800 BCEa-gar₃transliteratedcuneiform a-gar₃, a transliteration‘arable land’
- EnglishtodayUgaritic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Sumerianc. 3100–1800 BCEa-gar₃transliteratedcuneiform a-gar₃, a transliteration‘arable land’
- EnglishtodayUgaritic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros ‘field’
Today it means
name The Northwest Semitic language of the ancient city of Ugarit in Syria. Extinct since 1100 B.C.E., it was written in cuneiform.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sumerian a-gar₃ / Ugaritic