Feb.4] SOCIETYOF BIBLICAL ARCH/EOLOGY. [1890.
ACCADIAN.
Cp. na, ina, adi,"with,"and
gin, alaku, "to go"; gin,
sanaku,"topresstogether,"
etc. (p. 53); nin, "all"
(mala), and gin, "the
whole" (gimru.nigin,saharu,"to turn round,"
" go round," " surround"
(=/amf}); cp. gin, taru,"to
turn,"san&^u,"shutin";ga
or gi, kalti, sah&ru (pp.53,
54). Chinese has not only
the H-forms opposite, but
also Morms corresponding
to -gin in the term nigin;
e.g.;kiien, kiin,kwan,kit",
"to roll up as a scroll, to
seize, to gather, to whirl
about,"etc. KHien," to en
circle,to surround, a ring or
circle" (old soundof both,
gin).
nigin,fddu," to hunt."<$<, nimin, *kiSSatu," multitude,"
(ni + min) = nigin, napftaru;
cp. lit, "much";and perhaps
ni or Ni, "a force," "host."
Chinese.
" many," " abundance" ; ni,
"tofollowanother"; "near";
ni, "to stick to," "associate
with"; ni, "to adhere";nien,
"to connect"; "to tread in
another'ssteps";ning,"gather
ing,"of clouds ; nung, " thick,
dense," of trees, corn; ning,
" plantsgrowingthickand like
a jungle"; niang, "mixed,
blended"; nan, "to join to
gether."
niao-niao,"curling,likesmoke";
niao," winding,"of a way ; nao,
"to twist"; nien, "to wring,
twist,roll up, turn the fingers";
nien," to roll ; a stone roller";
nin, now zhan, "to twist a
thread";ning,"to twirl, whirl,
turn"; niu, "totwist or turn
withthe hand";ngo (nga\Can
tonesengo,Amoyngb, Shang
hai ngu, "to make a thing
round"; "a ring."na, "to seize," nien,"to pursue";
nieh, "to track, to pursue a
trail."
ni, "many"; min,"a multitude";
Jan min-min, "a mass of
people" (gin + min).* nimin is also arid, "forty." Is this Ni(B), "twenty," min,
Cp. Chinese shik son, " thirty," (shih," ten," san, " three ").1 twice"?220