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\u201cOnomastics\u201d refers to the intellectual endeavor of studying names of all kinds, including animal names. There are two specialized branches of Onomastics: Toponymy (study of place-names) and Anthroponymy (study of personal names). Here is an attempt to explore the semantic content<\/strong> of the zoonym<\/a>: \u201cCat\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The meaning of a name can be a single definite description, or a cluster of descriptions, not all of which need to be true. Animal names are often a description of a distinctive feature of their physical appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cats have unique vertical-slit pupils. The vertical slit allows for a massive change in pupil area, from a thin slit<\/mark><\/strong> in bright light to a wide, round<\/mark><\/strong> shape in the dark. This helps them to minimize or to maximize light intake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Large pupil shows the red reflex (commonly known as “red-eye” in photos) because it allow more light to reach the blood-rich retina at the back of the eye, which then reflects that light back out. This makes cat’s eyes to appear to “glow” in the dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cats also have a nictitating membrane<\/a>, allowing them to blink without hindering their vision. in other words, they use a “third eyelid” which moves diagonally across the eye to keep it moist and clean without blinking<\/mark><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Modern English, a group of cats can be referred to as “a glaring”!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cat Eyes Road Reflectors: The name “cat’s eye” comes from inventors’ inspiration for the device: the eyeshine reflecting from the eyes of a cat.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cats’ names usually highlight these two phenomena. Names describing slit pupil will be explored here, as well as those for round pupil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cat is Wanderwort<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Wiktionary the zoonym “Cat”<\/strong> is from an Afroasiatic origin. Afroasiatic is a major language family comprising Semitic<\/strong> and several “African” branches (Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Omotic, and Ancient Egyptian).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Semitic languages<\/strong>: Akkadian, Amharic, Arabic<\/mark><\/strong>, Aramaic, Hebrew, Ge’ez, Mandaic, <\/strong>Old-South-Arabian, <\/strong>Phoenician, Syriac<\/mark><\/strong>, Tigre, Tigrinya, Ugaritic, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCat<\/strong>, From Middle English: cat, catte, from Old English: catt (\u201cmale cat\u201d), catte (\u201cfemale cat\u201d), from Proto-West Germanic: *kattu<\/strong>, generally thought to be from Late Latin: cattus (\u201cdomestic cat\u201d) (c. 350, Palladius), from Latin: catta (c. 75 A.D., Martial), from an Afroasiatic language.<\/mark>\u201d (Wiktionary)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Wanderwort<\/a> is found in many languages, including Arabic and Syriac. The word for Cat<\/strong> in Arabic is: \u201cqi\u1e6d<\/strong>\u201d (\u0642\u0650\u0637) or \u201cq\u0103\u1e6du<\/strong>\u201d (\u0642\u064e\u0637\u0648), cognate<\/a> with Syriac: \u201c\u0729\u071b\u0718\u201d. (q\u0103\u1e6d\u1e6du<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Arabic \u201cqi\u1e6d<\/mark><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong> and q\u0103\u1e6d\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A cut<\/strong> on a hand.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

q\u0103\u1e6d (\u0642\u064e\u0637) <\/strong>is an ancient Arabic verb, it means: \u201cto cut\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[q<\/strong>] is the emphatic<\/a> variant of: [k<\/strong>]
[\u1e6d<\/strong>] is the emphatic variant of [t<\/strong>].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, k\u0103t (\u0643\u062a) <\/strong>is the non-emphatic variant of q\u0103\u1e6d (\u0642\u0637).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A by-form of q\u0103\u1e6d<\/mark><\/strong> is “q\u0103d<\/mark><\/strong>\/\u0642\u062f” = to slice vertically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

k\u0103t<\/strong> is a Semitic word, but ultimately Sumerian.
The etymon<\/a> of (k\u0103t<\/strong>) is the Sumerian \u201ckid<\/strong>\u201d, which means: “to cut”, “to break off”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The word “qi\u1e6d<\/strong>” (or q\u0103\u1e6du<\/strong>) is used as a name for the cat.
Cat<\/strong> in Arabic is qi\u1e6d<\/strong> (\u0642\u0637) or q\u0103\u1e6du<\/strong> (\u0642\u0637\u0648).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

qi\u1e6d<\/mark><\/strong> ( = cat<\/em> ) and q\u0103\u1e6d<\/mark><\/strong> ( = cut<\/em>), are more likely to be doublets<\/a>, stem from the same etymon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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b\u0103s and puss<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arabic language has anther name for this cuddly meowing creature, which is: \u201cb\u0103s\/\u0628\u0633\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

b\u0103s <\/strong>is an Arabic lexical word, it means: \u201cto break\u201d or \u201cto cut into pieces\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b\u0103s<\/strong> is cognate with Akkadian \u201cp\u0101\u0161u<\/strong>\u201d (a deverbal noun<\/a> meaning: axe).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This word is also a Wanderwort<\/em>, found in many unrelated languages, with the same meaning: “Cat”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is English: “puss<\/mark><\/strong>“, Dutch: “poes”, Romanian: “pisic\u0103”, Persian: “pi\u0161i”, Tagalog: “pusa”, Sardinian: “pisittu” and ancient Egyptian: “Bastet or Bast<\/mark><\/strong>” (\u03b1\u1f34\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2\/Ailuros<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Germanic: \u201cpuss\u201d also refers to the vulva<\/strong>, (the vertical cut). Interestingly enough, Arabic “\u1e25ir<\/strong>” (vagina) is a homophone<\/a> of “hir<\/strong>” (anther name for the cat).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inanna\/Ishtar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inanna: the ancient Mesopotamian goddess of sexual love, and fertility.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This resemblance led to the association between women and cats in ancient cultures, specially with their “erotic” sides. Inanna\/Ishtar<\/strong> is portrayed as a goddess of sexual love and bohemian sexuality<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bastet<\/strong>, the<\/strong> Egyptian goddess<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bastet or Bast was translated into Greek as \u03b1\u1f34\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2\/Ailuros<\/a>: Cat<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The ancient Egyptian Festival of Bastet<\/strong> was held annually in the city of Bubastis, the cult center of the goddess. During this grand celebration, celebrants engaged in ecstatic and orgiastic activities<\/strong> to honor the goddess. The ancient Greek historian Herodotus described the festival as a joyous occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bastet was also associated with the “Eye of Ra”, hinting at her big eyes (or pupils). “Ra<\/strong>” was the ancient Egyptian god of the Sun. “Eye of Ra” usually depicted as Sun disk<\/mark><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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English \u201cCat<\/strong> & Cut\u201d<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCat\u201d<\/strong> is almost a homophone<\/a> of \u201cCut\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCat\u201d <\/strong>and \u201cCut\u201d<\/strong> have the same phonetic root: [k-t<\/strong>].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Middle English, the word: “kitten<\/strong><\/mark>” means: “to cut<\/strong>“. In Modern English, this very word means: “young cat<\/strong>“!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Indo-Semitic hypothesis:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Indo-Semitic hypothesis maintains that a genetic relationship exists between Indo-European and Semitic languages, and that the Indo-European and the Semitic language families both descend from a common root ancestral language. These language families, share many cognate words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indo-European<\/strong>: Greek, Latin, Romance languages, Germanic, Celtic, Balto-Slavic, Indo-Iranian, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Latin: \u201csura<\/strong>\u201d (= calf) \u2194 Akkadian: \u201c\u0161\u016bru<\/strong>\u201d (= bull).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proto-West Germanic *sparw\u014d<\/mark><\/strong> = sparrow
Ugaritic: \ud800\udf95\ud800\udf94\ud800\udf97 (\u1e63pr) = sparrow
Aramaic: \u05e6\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05bc\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 (\u1e63ipp\u0259r\u0101<\/mark><\/strong>) = sparrow
Hebrew: \u05e6\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 (\u1e63ipur) = sparrow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ancient Greek: (\u03c4\u03b1\u1fe6\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2\/t\u00e2u\u032fros = bull).
Aramaic:(\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\/tawr\u0101 = bull).
Proto-Semitic *\u1e6fawr- (bull).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Old Irish \u201ccarn<\/mark><\/strong>\u201d (= horn).
Akkadian: \u201cqarnu<\/strong><\/mark>\u201d (= horn)
Hebrew:\u201c\u05e7\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05df\/keren\u201d (= horn)
Arabic: \u201cqarn\/\u0642\u0631\u0646\u201d (= horn).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thus: The word \u201ccut\u201d can be an \u201cIndo-Semitic word\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Etymology of \u201cCut\u201d:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

English: \u2018Cut\u2019 is \u201c<\/strong>From Middle English cutten, kitten<\/strong><\/mark>, kytten or ketten (to cut<\/mark><\/strong>), (compare Scots kut, kit<\/strong> (to cut)). Of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *kytja, *kutta<\/strong>, (to cut), of uncertain origin. Akin to Middle Swedish kotta<\/strong> (\u201cto cut or carve with a knife\u201d) (compare dialectal Swedish k\u00e5ta, kuta<\/strong> (to cut or chip with a knife), Norwegian Bokm\u00e5l kutte<\/strong> (to cut), Norwegian Nynorsk kutte<\/strong> (to cut), Icelandic kuta<\/strong> (to cut with a knife).\u201d [01]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In summation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

English Cat<\/mark><\/strong> and Cut<\/mark><\/strong> are doublets.
Cut<\/mark><\/strong> is an ancient morpheme<\/a>, the etymon of this morpheme is the Sumerian verb: \u201ckid”.
The sememe<\/a> of \u201ckid\u201d is: \u201cslit\u201d or \u201cVERTICAL SLIT\u201d.
Animal names are often a description of a distinctive feature of their physical appearance, check the pupils of your cat’s eyes under dazzling Sunshine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[01] \u2014 https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/cut<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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