Hieroglyfic: or, a Grammatical Introduction to an Universal Hieroglyfic LanguageJones, Rowland
Philosophy
Hieroglyfic: or, a Grammatical Introduction to an Universal Hieroglyfic Language
Jones, Rowland
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Early works to 1800; Language and languages -- Early works to 1800
Un, nu, as in and ni are affirmations, relative to man, spirits, beings
and things unseen, as, un, one or the uni-verse, un-ite, un-i-versal,
un-i-form, nu-gacity, nu-de, nun or nu-un.
Ap, ep, af, ef, pa, pe, pha, phe. These are the divisors of T, signifying
the extension of this system, into parts of earth and water, or material
substances and things, as, ap, from, ap-erture, pa what part, pe-th or
pa-rt, ep, ef, or eph, privatives and used as terminations as parts of
water, as are op and oph; it being absurd to suppose O all to be a part,
or ip, up, or ub, which imply no extension and are springs upwards, to be
divisible. See the Postscript.
Ar, er, ra, re, signify earth and water or matter, as in ar-able, ac-ar,
bran-ar, fallow-land, e-ar-th, or the elements of both earth and water,
ab-er, running water or harbour, go-er, a rivulet or shore, ra-bet,
ra-ble, er-uption, re-turn, re-flow, re-nt.
Ir, ri, are the sun beams or rays, heat and fire; also heighth, length,
distance, and direct motion, as in ir-a or ir-e, f-ir-e, h-ir or length,
ri heighth, ri-ght, ri-fe, pelyd-ir the rays of the sun.
Ur, ru, signify man inclusive of all his energies, springs, and superior
qualities, as ur-tue or virtue, t-ru-th, ur-th, worth or value, ur-d or
word, ur-dd, hon-ur, or honour, ur-ship or worship, ru-in-wedd, divine
property, ru-ler, rue.
Or, ro, are the circle of extension, place and distance from the line
of possession, as in b-or-der, or, a circle, f-or the things within the
borders of possession, or-der, or from, or-b, ro-me, from me, round.
As, es, is, os, us, sa, se, si, so, su. These are expressive of earth and
water, men and things seen and sounded, the earth’s surface, the place of
rest or lowest place; sound and sight in general, as is and si; os and so
a greater extension thereof; us and iu, the human, sweet, or persuasive
sound or person.
At, et, ath, eth, ta, te, tha, the. These express entities, properties,
extensions, possessions, and limits of earth and water, and other things
under the sky, as in at, ath-wart, et-ernal, eth-icks, ta-me, ta-n or
fire, ta-acs or tax, te-rm, te-mpest, te-mple, te-mion, tha-n, tha-t,
the, the-m, the-re, the-nce, the-ory.
It, ith, ti or ty, thy. These are expressive of entities, properties,
extensions, and existences in general under the firmament, as it, ith or
thine, time, thi-ef, thy, thing, thi-s, ti-ll, it-in-e-rant.
Ut, uth, tu, thu, are the return, spring or extension of man and things
in growth, generation, and volition by labor, industry, and wisdom, as
in ut as, ut-most, ut-erus, ut-ility, ut-terly, mo-uth, tu or thou,
aber-thu, to sacrifice, tu a house or possessions, tu-tor, tu-g. Ot,
oth, to, tho, are the circle and extent of possessions, properties,
motions, and things, as in hot, oth, from thy possession, to, top, to-il,
to-parch, tho, tho-rough, tho-ught.
Ou is woe or a man out of the circle of life; and UU or w is the spring
of springs.
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