Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian շամփուր (šampʿur); see it for more.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

շամփուր (šampʿur)

  1. spit, skewer
  2. ramrod, cleaning rod
  3. (colloquial) bayonet

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Russian: шампур (šampur)

References edit

  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “շամփուր”, in Ardi hayereni bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
  • Malxaseancʿ, Stepʿan (1944–1945) “շամփուր”, in Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House

Old Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Classical Syriac ܫܦܘܕܐ (šappūδā).

Noun edit

շամփուր (šampʿur)

  1. spit, skewer
    ի շամփուր հարկանելi šampʿur harkanelto spit, to put upon the spit; to run or to pierce through and through, to transpierce
  2. (astronomy) Orion

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879) “շամփուր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “շամփուր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979) “շամփուր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press