Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian ձեռնածու (jeṙnacu); see below.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ձեռնածու (jeṙnacu)

  1. juggler, conjurer

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From ձեռն (jeṙn) +‎ ածեմ (acem) +‎ -ու (-u).

Noun

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ձեռնածու (jeṙnacu)

  1. juggler, conjurer, wizard
  2. mountebank, tumbler

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: ձեռնածու (jeṙnacu)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ձեռնածու”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ձեռնածու”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy