NE = 𒉈 – Meaning

Visual analysis: Time flows from right to left. The sign 𒄑 stands for an invasive act. The result of the invasive act consists of a collection of objects, which are shown on the left side as four triangles. Two of the objects are tracked over time, which is depicted by horizontal strokes.

Derived meaning: The four triangles stand for resources that have been prepared for use through an invasive act. The horizontal strokes on the left track these resources over time until they are consumed. The derived meaning of the sign is therefore "usage as a resource."

Usage: There are different types of usage:

• As a noun, the sign 𒉈 has the meanings "useage as a resource" and "exploitation of resources." Since one of the main resources was firewood, the sign has in particular the meanings "burning" or "fire."
• As a verb, the sign 𒉈 has the general meaning "to use as a resource." The type of use is frequently "to heat," "to cook," or "to bake."
• As an operator S☒→S, the sign 𒉈 marks things or persons that serve as resources. It thus has the meaning "S that is used as a resource." Since it usually concerns a general statement, it is implicitly assumed that S is in the plural.

Conventional interpretation: marker of the plural of living beings, burning, fire, to heat, to cook, to bake