SUMERIAN - TURKISH COMPARISON LIST

(WITH 200 CONCEPT GROUP ENGLISH WORDS)

by

Polat Kaya

(Part 2 of 5)

ENGLISH SUMERIAN TURKISH
47 TO FIGHT

--

struggle, fight,

quarrel

to be angry

battle

war

hostility, war

--

--

du 14

du 14

dug, duk

me3

gudibir

gug 5

atis^-mak, didis^-, dövüs^-, güres^-, süngüs^- [HNO, 854],

savas^-, vurus^-

didis^ = struggle; dövüs^ = fight;

dövüs^ = quarrel

döv-mek = to beat

--

harp, cenk = battle, war

gür-es^-mek = to wrestle

48 FIRE

fire

strike,

start a fire

fever

beam, ray

--

izi

tag t>ç

tag t>ç

dih2

dalla

ot/od, atas^

îsî = heat; kîz-gîn = hot;

çak-mak = drive a nail by striking

çak-mak (tas^î) = flint stone

--

--

49 FISH

fish

a fish ?

--

ku6, ha h>b

gir

balîk

bal-îk = fish

sün-ger = sponge

50 FIVE

five

--

ia2

bes^, bis^

bes^, bis^ = 5

51 TO FLOAT

bridge, ferry

float

--

waterfowl

--

id-dir

dirig -g>-n

--

us

yüzmek

köprü

derin (tering [AVG, 299, IZEy,180]) = deep water;

dur-an = not moving

kaz = goose

52 TO FLOW

ditch, drain

--

--

flow, pour, spout

--

--

--

--

sur, zal

--

--

sur 8

sur 8

sur 8

zal?

akmak

sur (duvar) = surrounding wall; arik (ark, irmak, su yolu

[IZEy, 37]) = ditch

ar-ku (nehir, dere [AVG, 261]) = river, brook

suv (su) = water, river;

sür = push, move something forward;

sür = move animals from one area to another

sal = raft

53 FLOWER

fruit, flower

--

--

gurun

sar (plant)

çiçek

yemis^, meyve; çiçek

--

54 TO FLY

to fly

a flying insect

--

dal

nim n>s

uçmak

uçmak; dal = fly (Mongol) [FH]

cibin, mil-çek = fly

55 FOG

fog, mist, haze

eclipsed, darkened

mistiness

--

muru 9 m>b

gid-im 6

bir r>s

duman, çen, pus, sis, bulut

bulut = cloud, fog

--

pus (sis, duman [IZEy, 561]) = mist

56 FOOT

foot

foot race

--

g~iri3

dal

ayak, adak

gir = enter; yürü = walk

kos^u

57 FOUR

four, female

--

limmu 2,4,5

dört

dört = 4 ; eme = woman

58 TO FREEZE

to freeze

--

s^eg~4 [?]

donmak

sog~-uk = cold; don-mak = to freeze

59 FRUIT

fruit

--

--

gurun

--

yemis^, meyve

kurut (kurutulmus^ yogurt [IZEy, 450] = dried yogurt balls;

kuru yemis^ = dried fruits; ku-rut-mak = to dry

X7 FULL

fill, full, increase

to be full

--

--

si

de

de

do-lu

sil-me (ag~zîna kadar dolu) = full up to the brim

doy-mak = to be full;

dol-dur-mak = to fill

60 TO GIVE

to give

bear, give birth

give, pay, apportion

--

sumu

tu, tud

ba

vermek, sunmak

sun-mak = to give, to deliver

ta-s^i-mak=to bear; tog~ur-mak = to give birth [IZEy, 193]

bar (ver) = give; öde = pay;

61 GOOD

glad (Gordon)

good, fine, strong

mild, silent, good

good, true, firm

to be good, healthy

sweet, good, glad

good, pleasant

--

dug3 d>y

es-ig, esi

s^ig 5 g>s

zi, zid d>g

sil-im

dug, du 10

sa 6

iyi, yeg~, edgü, esen

yeg~, edgü = good [HNO, 791, 890]

edgü (iyi) = good, fine

ses-siz = silent

sag~ = good, true

--

tat-li; edgü = good

sag~ (sag~-lam) = in good state, unbroken or undamaged

62 GRASS

grass

folliage, buds

sprout, shoot

--

u2

pa

bil

ot, çimen

ot; î (nebat, ekin, orman [AVG, 273]) = plant, growing grain, forest

fi-liz = new shoots, buds

fi-liz = sprout, shoots

63 GREEN

yellow-green

blue

--

sig7

gin3

yas^il, yes^il (ter yes^illik [IZEy, 655])

sarî = yellow

gök= blue, sky

64 GUTS

intestines, gut

lower abdomen

stomack, pouch

--

s^a 3.g, s^a

has^

tun

bag~irsak, barsak, kursak

bag~irsak

karîn

tor-ba = pouch, bag

65 HAIR

body hair

head hair

--

beard

--

tail

shaggy hair, long

--

su

suhur h>k

suhur

sul, su 6

--

kun n>y

guz

saç, sakal, kîl

kîl = body hair

sa-kál = beard; saç = head hair

--

sa-kal = beard;

sal, çal (yas^lî kimse [KTLS, 974]) = old (man)

kuy-ruk

yele = mane

66 HAND

hand

hand, fist

--

s^u

kis-ib

el

el = hand; parmak = finger

yum-ruk = fist

67 HE

he/she

he/she

male

--

a.ne

in

ni-tah ?

O

anî, onu = 3rd p. pr. accusative form

an, o = he, she, it

ata = father, male

68 HEAD

head, wise

head, wise

--

skull, top of head

--

sag~

sag~

--

ugu

bas^, tepe, kafa, kelle

Ak sak-al = elder man, wise man, saga

sag~lam düs^ünen = wise

sag~îr (ses duymayan [IZEy, 572]) = deaf

bas^tasi= skull; tepe = top of head

69 TO HEAR

hear, understanding

noise, sound

noise, sound

listen, harken, heed

secret

--

g~is^..tuku [ñes]

gu

gurgur

aka

hal

is^itmek, dinlemek

es^it = hear, understand

gür-ül-tü = noise

gür-le-me = noise [IZEy, 304]

--

--

70 HEART

heart

heart

--

suck

--

s^a3.g

s^a3.g

--

sub b>r

yürek, gönül (köngül), kalb/kalp [IZEy, 367]

yürek/ürek;

sag~-lam (diri, güclü, güvenli [IZEy, 571]) = alive,

sound in body, strong, trustworthy [RDH1]

sor-mak = to suck

71 HEAVY

massive, heavy

heavy, thick, strong

--

dugud

kul

ag~îr

ag~îr

kal-in = heavy, thick, strong

72 HERE

here

--

ki..ne-a

burada, buraya

bura, burada, buraya

73 TO HIT

to hit, beat

to hit, beat

--

--

to strike, stamp

--

tud2, tu 10/11.b

tud2, tu 10/11.b

--

--

ru

vurmak, dövmek

döv-mek (tög-üs^, döy-mek) = to hit, to beat

teg~-mek (deymek) to touch;

tok-mak, tok-aç = mallet, stick for beating out washing

tok-us^-mak = to hit each other, head to head butting.

ur-mak, vur-mak = to strike; darp etmek= to stamp out

74 TO HOLD, TAKE

to hold, take

to hold, take

to hold, take

to hold, take

--

--

ha.za

dab5, b>y

tuku

tuku

--

tutmak, yakalamak, almak

yaka-lamak = to catch

dey-mek = to touch

tok-un-mak (dok-un-mak) = to touch

toka = hand shake

tut-mak = to hold

X8 HORN

horn

--

si

boynuz, mügüz [HNO, 819]

müng-üz, ming-iz, müy-üz [AVG, 287]

75 HOW

how

--

--

--

a.na-gin7

--

--

nasîl, ne s^ekilde

na-sil, ne-gül [AVG, 287] = how;

ne-ce = how;

na, ne = what

X9 HUNDRED

hundred

ten

--

g~is^ 2 g>y

u

yüz

yüz =100

on = 10

76 TO HUNT

to hold, to seize

--

kick, flop,

knock down

wander, pass along

--

hardship, difficulty,

wild

to fish, hunt

catch, strike

--

dab 2,4,5

--

dúb b>p

dúb b>v

--

dib 2

bad4

bad4

ta-g

ta-g

avlamak

tap-mak = to find;

av-lamak = to hunt (d seems to be dropped); ab (av) = game to hunt

tep-mek = to kick

döv-mek = to beat;

dib-ek = stone or wooden mortar

--

bat-mak = to go under, to sink

yab-an = wild

ag~ = net to catch fish (t seems to be dropped)

teg-mek/deg~-mek = to touch

77 HUSBAND

husband

mate, spouse

first husband

a team

--

ni-ta

dam

g~itlam nit

bir

er, koca, es^

er, koca = husband; ata = father

dam (ev) = house

--

--

78 I

I

I

I, self

myself

possesive pr. suffix

--

g~a-e, ma-e

-g~u 10

ni

men

-mu, -ma

men, ben

men

-em = verbal (indefinite) pronoun suffix for I

meni = (accusative 1st p. s.)

men = myself

-im, -îm, -um, -üm = possesive 1st p. s. suffix

79 ICE

ice

--

s^eg~8 [?]

buz, muz, don

sog~-uk = cold

80 IF

if ?

if it be/Gordon

--

tukum-bi

hé-a

eg~er, ger, ise, -se, -sa

-se, -sa = conditional suffix

--

81 IN

locative,

genetive suffix

in, into

into, to, upon

middle, inner, waist

--

-a, -bi

-a, -bi

im(mi)

ba-an

ib, éb

içeri

-a, -ya = dative suffix

-in, -în

içeri

bin = get onto, ride

bel = waist, guts

82 TO KILL

kill

kill, lie down

kill, vanquish, crush

terrible, wild

to kill, die

to destroy

--

us^2

nud, nu n>y

gaz 2

hus^

ug 5,7,8 g>l

gul

öldürmek

sus-tur-mak = to silence

u-yut = put into sleep; yat = lie down

ez = crush

--

öl = die

öl-dür-mek = to kill, to destroy (g is dropped?)

10 KNEE

knee

--

dug3, du10

diz

diz = knee; ek = joint

83 TO KNOW

understanding

understanding

to know

--

tál

tál

zu

bilmek

til (dil) bil-mek = to understand a language

til (dil) = language, tongue

us = mind, intelligence, wisdom

84 LAKE

lake, sea

spring

pool, swamp

pool, pond

--

a.a.ba

idim

umun 5,6,11

~garin

göl, köl, (tengiz, deniz = sea)

ba-t-ak = swamp

bulak, göze, kaynak

--

--

85 TO LAUGH

to laugh

--

i.si.is^ [?]

gülmek

ses = voice, sound

86 LEAF

bud

bud (3)

leaf, sprout (3)

sprout, shoot

luxuriant growth

--

pa

pa

pa

bil b>f

lam l>c

yaprak

uc, gon-ca, tomurcuk, sürgün = bud;

te-pe = hill, the end point such as the top of the head.

yap-rak = leaf; fi-liz = sprout

fi-liz = sprout

çim-en, ot = grass; çum = turf

87 LEFT

left

--

gub3

sol

sol

88 LEG

thigh

--

--

waist, lower body

--

ur2, r>d

--

--

ib2

bacak, bud

bud = thigh;

yum-ur (yuvarlak, yumulmus^ cikinti, yumruk gibi) = round;

bal-dîr = calf, back of the shank, leg (knee down)

bel = waist; bel-den as^ag~î = lower body

89 TO LIE (down)

lie down, lie with

vagina

lie down

--

nud, na 2

ngála

ku

yatmak

yat, uyu, uzan

am

ku-cak-la = hug, embrace

90 TO LIVE

to live, dwell

--

--

sit, dwell, buttock

seated, a fart

life force

live, create, yellow

--

ti, til

ti, til

--

tus^ [durun]

durun

alad

sig 7, se 12

yas^amak, sag~ olmak

til-ek/dölek (dölleyici [IZEy, 186]) = prolific, fertile,

productive, fruitful;

til/dil = tongue.

otur = sit; yas^a = live, dwell

oturan= seated

--

sig- (sik-) = to intercourse; sa-ri = yellow

91 LIVER

liver, omen

liver, soul

soul, innerd

--

ba 3

ur 5

bar

karaciger, bag~ir

bag~-îr = liver, lungs, bosom, heart, breast

yür-ek/ür-ek = heart

ruh, can = soul

92 LONG

long

pull, draw, distance

length, distance

--

sud.r

gid2

su

uzun

uzun = long

çek = pull; uzat = draw; git = go

uz-un-luk = length; uz, iz = yol

93 LOUSE

lice, insect

vermin

--

uh

uh

bit

bit, böcek (bög~cek, örümcek [IZEy, 100])

--

94 MAN, MALE

man

penis, man

penis, man

prince, young man

man, soldier, servant

--

nita, ni-tah

ngis 2,3 (g<>s)

us^

mis^, mes^

er-im

adam, ata

ata = father; te-kin, ti-gin = prince

sik, çük = penis

uri (erkek evlat) = son [ HNO, 876]

te-kin, ti-gin

er-im = my husband, my man, my soldier, my male servant

95 MANY

many

many, much

abundance

many, much, people

--

s^ar2

es^

he 2

lu

çok, köp, bol, dolu, artîk

ar-tîk = many

çok = many

bol, dolu = abundant;

bol, dolu = abundant; top-lu-m = many people

96 MEAT, FLESH

meat, flesh

--

uzu

et

ku-zu = lamb (4)

X11 MOON

moon

shine brightly

--

id 4,8, it 4 d/t>y

háda, had 2 d>y

ai, ay

ay (ad, id, ud) = moon (5)

ayas = light (Ak Ayas = Ajax, Sais, Zeus) [MiEl,9; PK]

97 MOTHER

mother

mother

mother

mother

--

ama m>n

ama

ama

ama

ana

ana = mother; eme=female

ana ana (nine, nene) = grandmother

emig, imig (meme [AVG, 264]) = breast

mama (kadin [AVG, 286]) = woman; mama = uncle's wife

98 MOUNTAIN

mountain

--

higland

higland

--

roof, mountain pass

--

mountain

--

--

--

heap, pile

--

big

--

kur, hur.sag~

--

kur, hur.sag~ s>t

kur, hur.sag~

--

ur

--

is^i

--

--

--

gurum

--

kur4

tau, tag~, dag~

kîr (yayla, cayîrlîk, yaylîm [IZEy, 407])= countryside,

uncultivated land [RDH1];

tag~ (dag~) = mountain;

kur-gan = mound, hill

boz-kîr = (grey) steppe

bur-un = nose; te-pe = mountain peak; sirt = mountain top;

ge-çit, bo-g~az = mountain pass;

sira dag~lar = mountain chain;

köt-ki (yüksek yer, yayla, dag~lîk yer, tepe, tepecik,

toprak yîgînî [IZEy, 293,294]) = highland,

plateau, mountainous place, hill, small hill, pile of dirt

gur-gan (kur-gan) = mound, pile;

yîg~în, küme = pile

kara = big [FH]

99 MOUTH

mouth

door, entrance

swallow, eat

--

ka

gi

gu 7, ku g>y

ag~îz

ag~îz = mouth; ka-pu = gate, door

ga-pu (ka-pî) = gate; gir = enter

yut = swallow; gut = gulping

100 NAME

name

speak, word, year

progeny

--

mu

mu

numun

ad, isim

tam-ga (dam-ga) = seal, stamp

mî-rîl-dan-mak = murmuring to oneself

soy, nesil, torun-lar, tohum

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