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RU 1266 GORYETJ
H 0450 ר ר ח
Concept of root : to glow and
burn
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ר ר ח;
ר ר ח ו
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gharar;
ghorèr
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to glow, burn away;
glowing, burning away
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Related English words
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none
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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 ר ח
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ר ר ח ו
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gharar
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ghorèr
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to glow, burn away;
burning away, glowing
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gh . r . r < gh . r
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Russian
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гореть
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goryetj
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to burn away, glow
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g . r
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Proto-Semitic *GHAR, *GHOR --- *GOR-ETI Slavic
The Hebrew root "GH R R" certainly has been developed out of a briefer "*GH R", following one of the most common ways to develop the language versus roots with three-consonants and the consequent higher flexibility of expression.
Both words, Russian and Hebrew, specify the same special way of burning, consuming without flames. The similarity is good. The difference in vowels as presented is a bit misleading, as also in Hebrew this verb has a form "ח ו ר ר, ghorer = burning" .
Note:
- Proto-Semitic. In the various Semitic languages the meanings of this root are confirmed as "to burn up". Aramaic "ח ר ר , gharar = it burned". Ugaritic used the same three consonant root for "to burn, roast". Ethiopian "gharara = was hot". Arabic "gharra = was hot, burned". In most we see, as in Hebrew, a second and third consonant "R", result of the doubling of the original second consonant. But in Tigre and Jibbali this doubling is not seen. This justifies the existing hypothesis of a root " *ח ר , GH . R " for Proto-Semitic. As a vowel an " O " may have been in use, as often in two consonant roots. Obviously this reinforces the similarity with Russian.
The three consonant "ח ר ר , GH R R". may have been in use already as well.
Note:
- Slavic. The Russian verb "goretj" comes from the as good as identical Old Slavic, or Common Slavonic *goreti" with the same meaning. We have no indications towards cognates in other Indo-European groups of languages.
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 27/10/2012 at 16.48.22 |
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