Journal | Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale
Journal issue | 59 | 2023
Research Article | About the ‘Ossetian’ Window
Abstract
In Ossetic (Iron) there are two words for ‘window’: rūʒyng and færssag. The second term actually derives from færssag rūʒyng, or ‘side window’. In fact, in ancient times, Ossetian houses did not have windows on the walls, but only an opening in the ceiling which served both to illuminate the house and to let the smoke out of the fireplace. The word is attested with the same meaning in many contemporary and ancient Iranian languages and is related to the term for light. In Digoron the term for the window is of Turkic origin, and roʒingæ instead indicates the bread used in worship, equivalent to Iron ærtxūron word closely connected to the name of the sun.
Submitted: Feb. 3, 2023 | Accepted: May 29, 2023 | Published Aug. 29, 2023 | Language: it
Keywords Window • Ossetic • Eastern Iranian Languages • Indo-European Languages • Etymology
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About the ‘Ossetian’ Window |
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Ognibene Paolo |
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Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari |
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Research Article |
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it |
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http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-orientale/2023/1/sulla-finestra-osseta/ |
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In Ossetic (Iron) there are two words for ‘window’: rūʒyng and færssag. The second term actually derives from færssag rūʒyng, or ‘side window’. In fact, in ancient times, Ossetian houses did not have windows on the walls, but only an opening in the ceiling which served both to illuminate the house and to let the smoke out of the fireplace. The word is attested with the same meaning in many contemporary and ancient Iranian languages and is related to the term for light. In Digoron the term for the window is of Turkic origin, and roʒingæ instead indicates the bread used in worship, equivalent to Iron ærtxūron word closely connected to the name of the sun. |
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Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale |
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Vol. 59 | June 2023 |
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2023-08-29 |
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2023-05-29 |
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2023-02-03 |
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2385-3042 |
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2023/01/004 |
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yes |
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Eastern Iranian Languages |
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Etymology |
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Indo-European Languages |
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Ossetic |
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Window |
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