Adûnaic
sûla
noun. trump
Cognates
- ᴹQ. hyóla “trump, trump, *trumpet” ✧ SD/419
Derivations
- ᴹ✶hyōlā “trump” ✧ SD/419
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶hyōlā > sūla [j̊ōlā] > [cʰūla] > [sūla] ✧ SD/419 Variations
- sūla ✧ SD/419
A noun translated “trump” illustrating the development of Primitive Adûnaic palatals, or c-series (SD/419). Perhaps its meaning is the older sense of the English word: “trumpet”; it seems unlikely it would refer to a suit of cards .