atl

See also ATL, and alt

Classical Nahuatl

The glyph for the day sign "water" (far right) in the Codex Magliabechiano.

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• athl

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aːt͡ɬ/

Noun

ātl (inanimate)

1. water
   • 1547: Andrés de Olmos, Arte para aprender la lengua mexicana, ed. by Rémi Siméon (1875)

     atl, agua, nauh, mi agua

     atl, water, nauh, my water

   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 10v.

     Agua  atl

     Water  atl

   • 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 8r. col. 1.

     Atl. agua, orines,guerra, o la mollera de la cabeça.

     Atl. water, urine, war, or the crown of the head.

2. urine
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 10v.

     Orina.  axixtli. atl.

     Urine.  axixtli. atl.

   • 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 8r. col. 1.

     Atl. agua, orines,guerra, o la mollera de la cabeça.

     Atl. water, urine, war, or the crown of the head.

3. An Aztec day sign.
   • 16c: Codex Magliabechiano, f. 12r.

     matlatli ho̊me / athl. q̃ quiere / dezir doçe aguas.

     matlatli ho̊me / athl. that is, twelve-water.

Synonyms

• (urine): āxīxtli

Derived terms

terms derived from "atl"

acalli acatl ahuitzotl atetl atezcatl atlacomolli

atl tepetl, altepetl atotolin atzitzicaztli azolin aztatl ilhuicaatl

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 205–207.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 13.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 211.