Armenian edit

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Etymology edit

From Old Armenian լղպոր (lłpor).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

լղպոր (lġpor) (superlative ամենալղպոր) (dialectal)

  1. (of a fruit) overripe, soft
  2. (of a chick) newly-hatched
  3. (of a person) scrawny

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Further reading edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1913) “լղպոր”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 428b
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “լղպոր”, 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 290a
  • Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944) “լղպոր”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: State Publishing House, page 204b
  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2002), “լխպոր”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: Hayastan, page 230ab

Old Armenian edit

The spelling of this entry has been normalized from լըղպոր according to the principles established by Wiktionary's editor community or recent spelling standards of the language.

Etymology edit

The origin is unknown. Likely related to dialectal լղբել (lġbel, to become too ripe (of fruits))

Adjective edit

լղպոր (lłpor)

  1. (of birds) naked, featherless
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Shorter recension C based on a manuscript written in 1400:[1][2]
      Եւ է նոցա բարք․ զի յորժամ ծերանան ծնաւղքն, ժողովին ձագերըն եւ փետեն զամենայն փետուրսն, մինչեւ լինի նա լըղպոր (var. մերկ)։
      Ew ē nocʻa barkʻ; zi yoržam ceranan cnawłkʻn, žołovin jagerən ew pʻeten zamenayn pʻetursn, minčʻew lini na ləłpor (var. merk).

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: լղպոր (lġpor), լխպոր (lxpor), լխմոր (lxmor)

References edit

  1. ^ Marr, N. (1894) Sborniki pritč Vardana. Častʹ III. Priloženija. Priloženije V. Fiziolog [Collections of Vardan's fables. Part III: Appendices. Appendix V: Physiologus] (in Old Armenian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 150 of 129–175
  2. ^ 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, page 176

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