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GR 1142 ARGOS
H 0021 א ח ר
Concept of root : delay
Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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א ח ר
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aghar
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delay,
stop (verb)
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Related English words
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after
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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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א ח ר
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aghar
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delay, stop
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a gh . r
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Greek
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αργος
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argos
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suspended, unfinished, not done
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a r g
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Proto-Semitic *AGHAR --- ARGOS Greek
There is a strong similarity in meanings and there seems to be a metathesis between the Greek and Hebrew words. That is to say that the "R"-sound and the "G or GH" sound changed places. It is known that the consonant " R " in various languages often lives metatheses.
Note:
- Hebrew. We find the same root in entry E 0013 (Hebrew 0022).
Note:
- Proto-Semitic. In Aramaic "א
ח
ר, eghar = to be , remain behind" and Syriac
"א
ו
ח
ר, oghar" with the same meaning we find sister words of Hebrew.
Cognates are Arabic "'abharà = he put off" and "ta'aghgharà = he was delayed" and Akkadian "ughghuru= he remained behind".
Proto-Semitic in all probability used this same root : א
ח
ר, Aleph Ghet Resh.
Note:
- Greek. The same root we find in entry E 0013 ( Hebrew 0022 ), but then in Modern Greek. A root "A R G" as in Greek "argos" is used to express various different concepts, that probably do not all have common origin:
1. "argos = splendid, brilliant, white", from which "argüros = silver".
2. "argos = fast".
3. "argos = not working, lazy", a contraction of "aergos", based on "ergon = action, work" related to German "Werk" and of course English "work".
4. "argos = useless, superfluous, not productive (action, money)".
5. "argos = unfinished, unachieved ".
And in modern language:
6. "argos = idle"
7. "argos, arga = slow"
8. "arga = late".
There are some shifts in meanings from Classic to New Greek.
Note:
- Indo-European. With only a group of Greek words there is not sufficient information on which to base a hypothesis for Indo-European.
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Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 24/09/2012 at 10.15.14 |
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