Chinese and Sumerian, S. 83

SUMERIAN

shipman (malagu). M. 6868. (Ship ? oar? rudder? mast ?)

DIM, a post; a pillar (dzmmu). (With and wethout Det. wood.) 2738.

DI, to shine, glitter, sparkle, ‘rise’ (xabétw),—of dawn or stars. (From DIG; also read SHA, rising brightness of the heavenly bodies, sariéru ; vid. SHAG, bright; white.) Vzd. SIG, SI, light ; SIR, SHIR, zd. LAG, ZALAG, SUS-LUG, ZI, shine. Cf DE, a value of the Fire-character, 4568 ; ZAG, 7@., 4577. :

DI, DIN, judgement (dénxu). The Sem. dinu, dénu, &c., are offshoots from this Sum. stem, which ts also read SIM, and SA, SAL (=SAN?): CT. xi. 3. 64,65. dso SI-LIM and SIR: g.v. (LIM = DIM, DIN=SIM,SIN,SAN, SA.)

DIB, DAB, to go, walk (aléku = DIM, Br. 9111); to come to, unto or into (4@’x) ; to go on or advance; to overstep or cross (bounds, a canal, &c.); to transgress oaths, commands, &c.

(étéqu). Br. 10675 ff.

CHINESE

11291.—ch'uan, ch'wan, A. t'tien, ship ; boat. 2742.—chiang, tsiang, tsong, (A. téng), an oar. 1216.—ch‘iang, ts'éng (A. téng), mast; spar; boom. (WW.) 1286.

ting, chéng, tséng, tsang, teing, A. ding, a post, ¢.g. doorpost. 11273. (With Det. or Rad. wood.) .

ting, a portico; an open roof resting on pillars. O.S. ding, dim. P. 513. 11276. (WW.; £d., ‘A house on pillars without walls’.)

ying, yin, O. S. ding (P. 564), a pillar; a column. 13293. ,

tik, ték, ti, di, tit, K. chok, J. teki, chaku, A. dik, clear; bright. 10978. tik, ti, lustre of pearls; shining ; shimmering. 10974. Cf. 11022.

yik, yi, J. seki, A.tik, a blaze; a bright light. 13183. O..S. dik, P. 494.

yik, ik,i, sik, O..S. tik, kik, bright ; dawn, 5502. Sparkling; glorious. 5504.

chiih, tsz, tséh, J. shi, blaze of fire; burn; illumine. 1965. O.S. ti-k, P. 799.ch'th, ch‘ik, ch‘eik, ts‘i, ts‘éh, red; fire. 1967.

ti, tai, K.che, J.tei, A.de, to judge (WW.); God. ro9g42. ti, tai, ti, K. ch'e, to examine judicially ; to investi-

gate. 10947 (now used for the former en sense of judging: WW.). chai, chi, ti, to discriminate. 245.—tiin, twan,

dé, cut off; decide. r2rgo.

shim, shém, shén, sén, sing, sang, séng,

- K.sim, J.shin, A.t’€m, to examine into ; to investigate ; to try, as a judge. 9851. (With DIN, cf. perhaps tin, die, J. den, to rule. 11180.)

sin, sun, hsiin, A. sin, sing, sang, 2d. 4895. Cf 13136: hin, lien, J. gen (gin =din!).

tip, Am. tiap, tieh, dih, to step; to walk; tfp-sit, to walk fast. 11127; 4401. Cf 11144: tit, tiap, dih, a short step. 1985: chii, ti, ti-p.

tap, tat, t'a, t'ak, K. tap, A. dap, to tread on; to walk. 10496.—tap, ta, tap, tak, da, K. tap, A. dap, zd. 10502.

lip, liap, lieh, lak, A. liep, to stride over ; to step across. 7105.