S. [N.] meldir, n. “friend (m.)”

N. meldir n. “friend (m.)”

References ✧ Ety/MEL; EtyAC/MEL; RS/452; RSI/Mellyn

Glosses

• “friend” ✧ Ety/MEL.037
• “lover” ✧ EtyAC/MEL.029 (Meldir)

Variations

• Meldir ✧ Ety/MEL.037; RSI/Mellyn.002; EtyAC/MEL.029 (Meldir)

Changes

• Meldir “lover” >> Meldir “friend” ✧ EtyAC/MEL.029
• meldir »» Meldir ✧ EtyAC/MEL.014

Inflections

Meldir

plural

“friends”

✧ RS/452.2301

Elements

mel-	“to love”
†dîr	“man, adult male; agental suffix”

Derivations

• < ᴹ√MEL “love (as friend)” ✧ Ety/MEL.001

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√MEL > Meldir

[meldir]

✧ Ety/MEL.037