զամբիւղ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• զամբիղ (zambił), զամբեղ (zambeł), զամբիլ (zambil)

Etymology

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

զամբիւղ • (zambiwł)

1. basket

   զամբիւղ մի ― zambiwł mi ― a basketful

   զամբիւղ զգեստուց ― zambiwł zgestucʻ ― clothes-basket

   զամբիւղ գործոյ ― zambiwł gorcoy ― work-basket

   զամբիւղ պտղոյ ― zambiwł ptłoy ― basket of fruit

   զամբիւղ հացի ― zambiwł hacʻi ― bread-basket

Declension

i-a-type or i-type

	singular		plural
nominative	զամբիւղ (zambiwł)		զամբիւղք (zambiwłkʻ)
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

• Armenian: զամբյուղ (zambyuġ)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (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
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “զամբիւղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 710c
• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “զամբիղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 175a