զամբիւղ
Old Armenian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
An Iranian borrowing. Compare Persian زنبیل (zanbil), Northern Kurdish zembîl, Classical Syriac ܙܒܝܠܐ (zabbīlā, “basket”), all ultimately from Akkadian 𒂟𒁉𒇻 (/zanbilu, zabbilu/, “basket, carrier”).
Noun edit
զամբիւղ • (zambiwł)
- basket
- զամբիւղ մի ― zambiwł mi ― a basketful
- զամբիւղ զգեստուց ― zambiwł zgestucʿ ― clothes-basket
- զամբիւղ գործոյ ― zambiwł gorcoy ― work-basket
- զամբիւղ պտղոյ ― zambiwł ptłoy ― basket of fruit
- զամբիւղ հացի ― zambiwł hacʿi ― bread-basket
Declension edit
i-a-type or i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | զամբիւղ (zambiwł) | զամբիւղք (zambiwłkʿ) | |
| genitive | զամբիւղի (zambiwłi) | ? | |
| dative | զամբիւղի (zambiwłi) | ? | |
| accusative | զամբիւղ (zambiwł) | զամբիւղս (zambiwłs) | |
| ablative | զամբիւղէ (zambiwłē) | ? | |
| instrumental | ? | ? | |
| locative | զամբիւղի (zambiwłi) | զամբիւղս (zambiwłs) | |
| the instrumental singular and the genitive/dative/instrumental plural are not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension | |||
Descendants edit
- Armenian: զամբյուղ (zambyuġ)
References edit
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973) “զամբիւղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 77ab
- Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “զամբիւղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 710c
- Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879) “զամբիղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 175a