𒄩𒌨𒊑𒇷
Hurrian
Hurro-Urartian (separate from IE/Semitic) · historical / hidden variety
Hurrian was a major Near Eastern language of the 3rd-2nd millennia BCE, used as the lingua franca of the Mitanni kingdom and known from cuneiform tablets at Yorgan Tepe (Nuzi), Bogazköy, and elsewhere. Together with Urartian (a sister language), it forms the Hurro-Urartian family, with no proven relations to other languages — possibly a Caucasian connection has been proposed.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Hurrian
Water
𒅆𒂊
/ʃie/
Fire
𒋫𒌅
/tatu/
Sun
𒅆𒈨𒄀
/ʃimeɡi/
Moon
𒆪𒋢𒄴
/kuʃuh/
Star
𒀯𒄭
/mulhi/
Mother
𒂊𒈾
/ena/
Father
𒀜𒋫𒀀𒄿
/attai/
I
𒅖𒋼
/iʃte/
You
𒉿
/we/
Name
𒋾𒊺
/tiʒe/
Eye
𒁍𒊑
/furi/
Hand
𒋗𒉌
/ʃuni/
Heart
𒋾𒊭
/tiʃa/
Love
𒋫𒁺
/tadu/
Tree
𒋫𒁉
/tappi/
House
𒅁𒊑
/ipri/
Dog
𒅕𒈠
/irma/
Cat
𒊭𒉿𒍣
/ʃawazi/
Eat
𒄠
/am/
Drink
𒈾𒄴𒉿
/nahw/
One
𒊭
/ʃa/
Two
𒅆𒉌
/ʃini/
Hello
𒄭𒇻
/hilːu/
Thank you
𒀀𒅆
/aʃi/
Good
𒀀𒍣
/aʦi/
Sources
- Wegner (2007) — Hurritisch: Eine Einführung
- Glottolog: hurr1240
Words compared
Compared with related Hurro-Urartian (separate from IE/Semitic) languages
| Meaning | Hurrian | Sumerian | Tangkhul Naga | Bemba | Kimbundu | Bats | Dargwa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | 𒅆𒂊 /ʃie/ | 𒀀 /a/ | ze /ze/ | amenshi /amenʃi/ | menha /meɲa/ | ხი /xi/ | шин /ʃin/ |
| Fire | 𒋫𒌅 /tatu/ | 𒉈 /izi/ | mei /mei/ | umulilo /umulilo/ | tubia /tubja/ | ცʼე /tsʼe/ | цӏа /tsʼa/ |
| Sun | 𒅆𒈨𒄀 /ʃimeɡi/ | 𒌓 /utu/ | nyithui /ɲitʰui/ | akasuba /akasuba/ | muanya /mwaɲa/ | მაცხ /matsx/ | берхӏи /beɾħi/ |
| Moon | 𒆪𒋢𒄴 /kuʃuh/ | 𒌗 /itud/ | lai /lai/ | umweshi /umweʃi/ | ngonde /ŋɡonde/ | ბუცʼ /butsʼ/ | баз /baz/ |
| Star | 𒀯𒄭 /mulhi/ | 𒀯 /mul/ | sira /siraː/ | intanda /intanda/ | tetembwa /teˈtembwa/ | სედა /seda/ | зубари /zubari/ |
| Mother | 𒂊𒈾 /ena/ | 𒂼 /ama/ | ina /ina/ | bamayo /bamajo/ | mama /mama/ | ნანა /nana/ | неш /neʃ/ |
| Father | 𒀜𒋫𒀀𒄿 /attai/ | 𒀊𒁀 /abːa/ | apa /apa/ | bataata /bataːta/ | tata /tata/ | დადა /dada/ | атта /atːa/ |
| I | 𒅖𒋼 /iʃte/ | 𒂷 /ŋe/ | i /i/ | ine /ine/ | eme /eme/ | სო /so/ | ду /du/ |
| You | 𒉿 /we/ | 𒍝𒂊 /zae/ | na /na/ | iwe /iwe/ | eie /eje/ | ჰო /ħo/ | хӀу /ħu/ |
| Name | 𒋾𒊺 /tiʒe/ | 𒈬 /mu/ | amin /amin/ | ishina /iʃina/ | dijina /diˈʒina/ | ცʼე /tsʼe/ | у /u/ |
| Eye | 𒁍𒊑 /furi/ | 𒅊 /iɡi/ | mi /mi/ | ilinso /ilinso/ | dixi /diʃi/ | ბარკʼ /barkʼ/ | хӏули /ħuli/ |
| Hand | 𒋗𒉌 /ʃuni/ | 𒋗 /ʃu/ | phei /pʰei/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | lukwaku /lukwaku/ | კʼუჲ /kʼuj/ | някӏ /ɲakʼ/ |
| Heart | 𒋾𒊭 /tiʃa/ | 𒊮 /ʃa/ | mokyaba /mokjaba/ | umutima /umutima/ | muxima /muʃima/ | დოკ /dokʼ/ | уркӏи /urkʼi/ |
| Love | 𒋫𒁺 /tadu/ | 𒆠𒀀𒄀 /ki.aŋ/ | cha /tʃa/ | ukutemwa /ukutemwa/ | henda /henda/ | დაკარ /dakar/ | дигай /diɡaj/ |
| Tree | 𒋫𒁉 /tappi/ | 𒄑 /ŋeʃ/ | leiyik /leijik/ | icimuti /itʃimuti/ | mukune /mukune/ | დაჴ /daq/ | галга /ɡalɡa/ |
| House | 𒅁𒊑 /ipri/ | 𒂍 /e/ | shim /ʃim/ | ing'anda /iŋːanda/ | inzo /inzo/ | ცʼა /tsʼa/ | хъали /qali/ |
| Dog | 𒅕𒈠 /irma/ | 𒌨 /ur/ | ui /ui/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | ფჰუ /pʰu/ | хя /xja/ |
| Cat | 𒊭𒉿𒍣 /ʃawazi/ | 𒌓𒊬 /ʃa.tur/ | mibu /mibu/ | pushi /puʃi/ | kasalu /kasalu/ | ციცა /tsitsa/ | гата /ɡata/ |
| Eat | 𒄠 /am/ | 𒅥 /ɡu/ | ngui /ŋui/ | ukulya /ukulja/ | kudya /kudja/ | ჲაა /jaː/ | букӏан /bukʼan/ |
| Drink | 𒈾𒄴𒉿 /nahw/ | 𒅘 /naŋ/ | rai /rai/ | ukunwa /ukunwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | მალარ /malar/ | даркьес /daɾqʼes/ |
| One | 𒊭 /ʃa/ | 𒀸 /diʃ/ | kha /kʰa/ | cimo /tʃimo/ | -moxi /moʃi/ | ცхʼა /tsʰa/ | ца /tsa/ |
| Two | 𒅆𒉌 /ʃini/ | 𒈫 /min/ | khani /kʰani/ | fibili /fibili/ | -iadi /jaːdi/ | შინ /ʃin/ | кӀел /kʼel/ |
| Hello | 𒄭𒇻 /hilːu/ | 𒁲 /silim/ | hayau /hajau/ | muli shani /muli ʃani/ | kiebi /kiebi/ | ვუჲ /vuj/ | салам /salam/ |
| Thank you | 𒀀𒅆 /aʃi/ | — /—/ | ase /ase/ | natotela /natotela/ | kishukutu /kiʃukutu/ | მადლობელ ვალ /madlobel val/ | баркалла /baɾkalːa/ |
| Good | 𒀀𒍣 /aʦi/ | 𒊩𒌆 /sig/ | kahei /kahei/ | chisuma /tʃisuma/ | kiá /kja/ | დიკʼა /dikʼa/ | гӏяхӏил /ʕaħil/ |
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