բարձրաւանդակ

Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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բարձր (barjr) +‎ -աւանդակ (-awandak)

Noun

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բարձրաւանդակ (barjrawandak)

  1. height, hill, eminence, summit, top, ridge, hillock
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).9.3:[1]
      Եւ խնդրէ աղբիւր ջրոյ, եւ թռչի յեթերն ի բարձուանդակս արեգականն. եւ խարակէ զթեւսն եւ զաչացն շլացութիւն. իջանէ աղբիւրն եւ մկրտի երիցս անգամ եւ մանգանայ։
      Ew xndrē ałbiwr ǰroy, ew tʻṙčʻi yetʻern i barjuandaks aregakann. ew xarakē ztʻewsn ew začʻacʻn šlacʻutʻiwn. iǰanē ałbiwrn ew mkrti ericʻs angam ew manganay.
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        And it searches for a fountain of water, and flies to the ether, to the height of the sun; and it burns its wings and the dimness of its eyes, descends to the fountain and is immersed thrice and becomes young.
  2. promontory, cape
  3. (as an adjective) high, elevated

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: բարձրավանդակ (barjravandak)

References

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  1. ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)‎[1], Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 101, 146

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