Armenian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Armenian արբուն (arbun); see it for more.

Adjective

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արբուն (arbun) (superlative ամենաարբուն)

  1. (rare) adult, pubescent
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Noun

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արբուն (arbun)

  1. (rare) Alternative form of արբունք (arbunkʻ)
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Etymology 2

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From արբել (arbel) +‎ -ուն (-un).

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արբուն (arbun) (superlative ամենաարբուն)

  1. (rare) intoxicating
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Noun

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արբուն (arbun)

  1. (neologism) brandy
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Old Armenian

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Etymology 1

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The origin is uncertain. According to J̌ahukyan, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)bʰro- (strong, mighty) and cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌱𐍂𐍃 (abrs), Middle Irish prefix abor- (very) and perhaps արբեկ (arbek). See Pokorny for this root, without the Armenian. Alternatively, according to Weitenberg apud Martirosyan, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōrH-n-, from the root *bʰerH-, and cognate with բուռն (buṙn).

Noun

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արբուն (arbun)

  1. vigour, force
  2. maturity (of age)
    յարբունս հասանելyarbuns hasanelto attain the age of maturity, to grow
    յարբունս հասեալyarbuns hasealadult, pubescent, marriageable
  3. measure
    յարբունս զքեզ ձգեալyarbuns zkʻez jgealby conducting yourself with moderation, by restraining you
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The word was indeclinable. Post-classically declined only in the plural.

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  • Armenian: արբուն (arbun), արբունք (arbunkʻ)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “արբուն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “արբուն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “արբուն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “արբուն”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period]‎[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 111
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “arbun-k‘”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 130
  • Pokorny, Julius (1959) “abhro-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 2

Etymology 2

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From արբ- (arb-) +‎ -ուն (-un).

Noun

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արբուն (arbun)

  1. potable

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Etymology 3

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Noun

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արբուն (arbun)

  1. Misspelling of աղփուն (ałpʻun).

References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “արբուն”, 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 300b