The Phrygian word ΙΜΑΝ
| Word | ΙΜΑΝ |
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| Transliteration | iman |
| Meaning | sanctuary, sacred area, stele, monument, statue, foundation |
| Notes/Remarks |
The etymology of this word is uncertain |
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Proto-Indo-European: *h₂eim-
‘copy’ Hittite: ḫi-im-ma-aš ‘imitation, substitute, replica’ Greek: μιμέομαι ‘imitate, represent, portray’ Urartian: imeni ‘foundation, base’ |
| Synonyms | ΣΕΙΛΗΝ, ΜΑΝΚΑ, ΟΥΕΒΑ-, ΒΕΥΔΟΣ |
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ΙΜΑΝ seems to correspond the word ιερό (in a Greek text) which has a very broad meaning. It could simply refer to a religious idol/statue, which in that case means that ΙΜΑΝ derives from the Proto-Indo-European h₂eim- 'copy'. It could however be a substrate word related to Urartian imeni 'foundation, base'. |
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Other words that might be of interest |
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| ΓΛΟΥΡΟΣ ‘gold’, ΒΕΡ- ‘to bear, carry’, ΜΟΔΡΟϝΑΝΑΚ ‘king of Modra, smith’, ΑΓΤΑΕΙ ‘leader’ | |