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ہتننگ

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Brahui

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Bray proposes ہَلِّنْگ (halliṅg, to take) +‎ تِنِنْگ (tiniṅg, to give), i.e. "having taken give", ultimately from Proto-Dravidian.[1] Emeneau expands on this and gives the derivation *hal-tining > hatining, exhibiting a regular sound change of cluster simplification with l.[2]

McAlpin instead proposes a conflation of two source. He relates hat- "intend" to Middle Elamite [script needed] (an-du-uk-ni /⁠andukni⁠/, as was planned), [script needed] (an-tu4-uk-ni /⁠antukni⁠/, as has been planned).[3] He relates the "bring" meaning to Achaemenid Elamite [script needed] (ha-du-ik-ka4 /⁠hadukka⁠/, it has been harvested) etc. and accepts a derivation from Brahui تِنِنْگ (tiniṅg, to give), but does not have an explanation for the prefix ha-.[4]

Verb

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ہَتِنِنْگ (hatiniṅg)

  1. to bring
  2. to give birth to
  3. to think of doing something, attempt, intend

References

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  1. ^ Bray, Denys (1934) “hataring”, in The Brahui Language[1], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 133
  2. ^ Emeneau, M. B. (1997) “Brahui Etymologies and Phonetic Developments: New Items”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London[2], volume 60, number 3, pages 440–447
  3. ^ McAlpin, David (2022) “*hant”, in “Modern colloquial eastern Elamite”, in Al-Burz, volume 14, number 1, pages 64–123
  4. ^ McAlpin, David (2022) “*ha.tin”, in “Modern colloquial eastern Elamite”, in Al-Burz, volume 14, number 1, pages 64–123

Further reading

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  • M. S. Andronov (1980) The Brahui Language (Languages of Asia and Africa), Moscow: Nauka Publishing House, page 82