Timothy

Sumerian

ti: arrow

ti-im, ti-um, ti-am3, (form of ti)

ti: a bird of prey

ti: a fish

ti: rib

i: clothing, garment

i: (vocative exclamation), hey!

i: oil; butter; container for oil

i3-am3 (form of i)

im: to run

im2-ma (form of im)

im: rain; rain storm

im: clay, mud; tablet

im-a, im-ma (form of im)

ima: storm?

ma: to burn

ma: ship, boat

ma2-ta (form of ma)

ma: a siege engine?

mah: (to be) mature, milk producing (of

cows)

mah: (to be) great

mah-ta (form of mah)

mah: (to be) sick?

mah: a tree

mu: to crush, mangle

mu: a fish

mu: good, beautiful

mu5-ta (form of mu)

mu: to grow

mu2-ta (form of mu)

mu: incantation, spell

mu: manly; young man

mu: name; line of text; son

mu-ta (form of mu)

mu: to make a sound

mu: year

mu-ta (form of mu)

muh: a cup or bowl

u: abuse

u: admiration

u: and

u: bed

u: to bray, bellow, bawl, voice, cry, noise

u: compound verb nominal element

u: defeat

u: earth

u: emery

u: sheep, ewe

u: finger

u: gift

u: wild goose

u: grain

u: hole

u: horn

u: type of land

u: load

u: peace

u: earth pile

u: pitfall

u: planking

u: plant

u: bread, loaf; food; grass, herb; pasture,

plants

u2-ta (form of u)

u: shepherd

u: purslane

u: to ride; attachment to a plow, upper pivot

of a door, ship’s captain; to gain

control

u: to sleep

u: ten

u: totality, world

U: type of stone

U: tree

utah: heaven

a: arm; labor; wing; horn; side; strength;

wage; power

a2-ta (form of a)

a: a bird-cry

a: time

a: water; semen; progeny

a-ta (form of a)

A: a weapon or a leather holder for a weapon

atah: helper

te: a part of a boat, cart or chariot

te: cheek

te: membrane

te: to pierce

tehi: to approach

tehi: disease

hi: to mix (up); process (skin; wool, in the

latter possibly a stage between

combing and spinning); alloy

HI: (compound verb nominal element)

HI: a fish

HIa: a vegetable

he: be it, be he

he2-a (form of he)

Greek

TIMOTHY derives from the Greek timotheos, "honoring God" or "honored by God." The occurrence of names of Greek origin suggests the possibility of Greek contacts with the eastern Mediterranean area in antiquity. Since the late second millennium B.C. Syrians and Phoenicians had trading contacts with the Aegean kingdoms, and in the first millennium B.C. Greek mercenaries and merchants maintained a significant and ongoing presence in Syro-Palestinian territories. Alternatively, it is also possible that ethnic Greek mariners made contact with the Nephites before AD 30 and may have passed on Greek names.

(Book of Mormon Onomasticon 2016)

Timothy was the brother of Nephi3 whom he had raised from the dead. Timothy was one of the twelve disciples called by Jesus Christ upon his visitation to the Nephites (3 Nephi 19:4). Timothy appears to be a Greek name (perhaps originating with members of the Mulekite migration), however because its use was much later there may be descriptive Sumerian elements consistent with the name. Reasonable etymological units for Timothy are:

Sumerian

ti: arrow

ti-im, ti-um, ti-am3, (form of ti)

i: oil; container for oil

i3-am3 (form of i)

im: to run

im2-ma (form of im)

im: clay, mud; tablet

im-a, im-ma (form of im)

mah: (to be) mature

mah: (to be) great

mah-ta (form of mah)

mu: good, beautiful

mu5-ta (form of mu)

mu: to grow

mu2-ta (form of mu)

mu: manly; young man

mu: name; line of text; son

mu-ta (form of mu)

mu: to make a sound

u: admiration

u: to voice, cry

u: shepherd

utah: heaven

a: arm; labor; strength; wage; power

a2-ta (form of a)

a: progeny

a-ta (form of a)

A: a weapon or a leather holder for a weapon

atah: helper

te: to pierce

tehi: to approach

he: be it, be he

he2-a (form of he)

Constructed Compound Word: Timot(e)he