Personal name · Semitic

DI-RE-DI-NA

mighty is the verdict (compound sentence name); rival a simplex recipient name

Reading: ʾaddīr-dīnā
Type: Personal name Speculative
Language: Semitic Speculative
Sites: Haghia Triada
Attestations: 1
Lexicon: DI-RE-DI-NA

Commentary

Sentence name: DI-RE *ʾaddīr (√ʾ-d-r, as in DI-DE-RU) + DI-NA *dīnā (√d-y-n, as in DI-NA-U, DI-NA-RO). Cf. Adriel (1 Sam 18:19), Abidan (Num 1:11), Daniel; Ugaritic ʾadr + dn (Danel, KTU 1.17); Punic ʾDR-BʿL (Benz 1972).

Compared forms

From the lexicon entry DI-RE-DI-NA.

Hebrewאַדִּיר ʾaddīr (Ps 8:2, 93:4, Ex 15:11) + דָּן dān (Gen 30:6)
Hebrew (PN)עַדְרִיאֵל Adriel (1 Sam 18:19), אֲבִידָן Abidan (Num 1:11), דָּנִיֵּאל Daniel
Ugariticʾadr (divine epithet) + dn (Danel, KTU 1.17)
Akkadianaddiruaddiru "mighty" + dāyānu "judge"
PunicʾDRBʿL, ʾDRMLK; BALDIR (Benz 1972, 262)