lu-mu · W139
lumu · light-body, luminous celestial object · ⏳
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| Domain | astronomy / cosmology / theology |
| Class | entity / celestial |
| Type | compound |
| Register | standard / astronomical / theological |
| First use | Genesis 1:14–19 (the two great light-bodies and the collective stars; placed in the vault to govern lu-ti / no-lu-ti and serve as signs). |
Composition
lu (light) + mu (artifact/physical object) = light-object = a physical body that emits or embodies light. Head-final: mu (physical object) is head; lu specifies the defining quality — objects defined by their light-emitting nature.
Definition
light-body; luminous celestial object; any natural light-emitting body in the sky. General class covering sun, moon, and stars as instances. Key derived forms: nu-be-lu-mu (great light-body = sun), nu-de-lu-mu (lesser light-body = moon), pu-lu-mu (collective light- bodies = stars).
Notes
lu-mu covers all light-emitting celestial bodies as a class. In Genesis 1:16 two primary lu-mu specimens receive governing functions: the nu-be-lu-mu over lu-ti (W140: daytime) and the nu-de-lu-mu over no-lu-ti (W141: nighttime). mu is the artifact/physical-object root. In the Genesis context, celestial bodies are things God made; mu is appropriate. In a purely astronomical register mu still works as "physical object." Derived family: nu-be-lu-mu = large-scale light-body = the sun nu-de-lu-mu = decreasing/lesser light-body = the moon pu-lu-mu = plural/collective light-bodies = stars
Related
lu (primitive: light), mu (primitive: artifact/object), pa-fe (W138: vault where light-bodies placed), lu-ti (W140: daytime governed by nu-be-lu-mu), no-lu-ti (W141: nighttime governed by nu-de-lu-mu), se-lu (W130: eye, the light-perception organ)
In the corpus
1 attestation.
| S# | Tonesu |
|---|---|
| S362 | la-Elohim lo-lu-mu ka lu-pa-feGod placed the light-bodies at the vault. |
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