Armenian

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ամպ

Etymology

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From Old Armenian ամպ (amp).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ամպ (amp)

  1. cloud
  2. (figuratively) sorrow, grief

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Usually derived from Proto-Indo-European *m̥bʰos, through labial assimilation from *nébʰos (nom. sing.), *n̥bʰés-s (gen. sing.), despite formal difficulties.[1][2][3][4] Related to ամպրոպ (amprop, thunderstorm).

The sense of “sponge” is a semantic loan from Persian ابرک (abrak, little cloud; sponge).[2]

Noun

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ամպ (amp)

  1. cloud
    • 5th century, Bible, Genesis 9.13:[5]
      Զաղեղն իմ եդից յամպս եւ եղիցի ի նշանակ յաւիտենական ուխտին ընդ իս եւ ընդ ամենայն երկիր։
      Załełn im edicʻ yamps ew ełicʻi i nšanak yawitenakan uxtin ənd is ew ənd amenayn erkir.
      • Translation by Hrach Martirosyan
        I shall place my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the eternal covenant between me and the earth.
  2. (post-Classical) lightning
  3. (post-Classical) sponge

Usage notes

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In some derivatives the word perhaps also means “sky” and “thunder”.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: ամպ (amp)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 36–37
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “ամպ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 162–163
  3. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “amp”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 49–51
  4. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “ամպ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 47a
  5. ^ Zeytʻunyan A. S., editor (1985), Girkʻ cnndocʻ [Book of Genesis] (Hay hnaguyn tʻargmanakan hušarjanner; 1), Yerevan: Academy Press, critical text, page 184

Further reading

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