Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian արջասպ (arǰasp); see it for more.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

արջասպ (arǰasp)

  1. (chemistry) vitriol

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

The older form is արջասպն (arǰaspn)․ Contains արջն (arǰn, black).[1] According to Martirosyan, the second part contains the Iranian word for "iron": compare Sogdian 𐼰𐼼𐼾𐼻𐼷𐼻𐼷 (ʾspnyny /⁠(ə)spanēnē⁠/, of iron), Ossetian ӕфсӕн (æfsæn, ploughshare; iron), Central Kurdish ئاسْن (asin), Persian آهن (âhan, iron).[2]

Noun edit

արջասպ (arǰasp)

  1. vitriol, sulphate of iron or copper, used especially as black ink

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: արջասպ (arǰasp)
  • Georgian: არჯასპი (arǯasṗi)

References edit

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “արջասպ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  2. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “arǰasp”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 144

Further reading edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “արջասպ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “արջասպ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy