Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian ձեռնածու (jeṙnacu); see below.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ձեռնածու (jeṙnacu)

  1. juggler, conjurer

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

ձեռնածու (jeṙnacu)

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

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: ձեռնածու (jeṙnacu)

References edit

  • 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