Chinese and Sumerian, стр. 101

SUMERIAN bar of a door or gate (médilu). (With Det. wood, Hke G. 1595.) Br. 7232.

(5) GIN, to shut, close, or bar,—the mouth (KA-GINA, sandgu sa pi), or the house (GU-GI, sandgu Sa ditt). Cf. GIN, GAM, to close ; closed, obstructed,—of the ears of a new-born

babe (kapdsu,; kuppusd). Br. 2393;

2399.

(6) GI, GE, GA, GI(N), to stop, repel, or hinder,—an attack. GAB GE GIN BI, breast-night-stop-him = ‘who repels him in the night’ (ea mist muttr trttst). 2405.

(7) GI, GIN, a male; a man. 2407. Cogn. ¢. WIN, TIN, za. (C. 72 xi. 35); GAL, MUL (=GAN, MUN), a man (amélu); NIN, MUL, MUN, lord, lady; SHIN, zd¢.; GIN, GIM, GEME, woman; UN, EN, lord; IM, zd.

(8) GEN-GEN, perhaps muscles; sinews; tendons, &c. (¢. Det. tree. Assyr. binit). (GISH GI-EN-GI-NA.) 2448.

GIN zz ZA-GIN, bright ; brilliant; clear (266u ; edu); a kind of precious stone (ugni). 11772ff. Cogn. c. KUN, to shine ; g.v.

GI(N), to seize, take, capture (ekému ; sabitu). 6310; 2397.

GI-BISH, to mount a chariot (@/@ sa narkabtt); to ride in one. (Wretten height ov mound + go=goup?) 9593.

GU-SI (D. 37), to mount, ride, drive,horse oy chariot.

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a gate or door. 1595. Cf 1599; kien, bolt of a lock. so, swa, lock. 10204. O..S. sak.

kien, kin, ken, kieng, Amoy k'iam, to shut; to close; to bar. 1779. Cf also kien, kam, kiam, a, J. kan, to bind up; to close; seal up; 1612.

kan, hon, kon, yiie, kaa, to ward off, obstruct, hinder. 5816. (Pon. kan, 5814=R. 51.) (GAB GE GIN BI,

word for word=ka ye kan pi. Vid. GAB, breast.) kin, kém, to keep off, to restrain. 2033.

bottom.—of water. Br. 8730; 8636. yén, jén, nyin, ing, ndng, nang, zang, ngiang, nying, K.in, J.nin, djin, A. flyOn, fyén,a man; a woman. 5624.

kin, kén, ken, the muscles ; the sinews ; the tendons; veins; nerves. 2025. Cf. Jap. kin-kon, a tendon. («4 Ded. bamboo.)

kin, kén, J. kon, lustre of gems ; brilliant. 2049. in, hien, J. ken, gen, glitter of gems. 4539.

k‘in, k‘ém, J. kin, gon, to seize; to catch ; clutch, take, capture. 2103.

k‘i, k‘ei, ki, ch'l, J. A. ki, to ride. O.S. gi; P. 408 (gi-p ??).

ka, kia, to yoke horses; to harness; to drive or sit in a carriage; to ride; to mount; to go aboard a ship (WW.). A chariot. 1154. (P. 161: ka-p; gi-p.) :

pi, pét, pit, K. pil, J. pit-, Mamerative of horses,— because they are so often spanned’ (WW.); a pair; a mate. 9029.

pei, pui, pé, a line of chariots (odsolete, WW. 570). 8780. O.S. pit (R. 175); put (P. 451).

yii, ngi, ngii, J.gyo, A.ngi, to drive a chariot; a charioteer. 12645.

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