Old Armenian

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Etymology

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An Aramaic borrowing; compare Classical Syriac ܐܪܢܥܐ (ʾarnāʿā).[1]

Noun

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առնէտ (aṙnēt)

  1. edible dormouse, fat dormouse (Glis glis)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: առնետ (aṙnet)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “առնէտ”, 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, page 262b

Further reading

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