Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian մանգաղ (mangał).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

մանգաղ (mangaġ)

  1. sickle, reaping hook

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܡܓܠܐ (maggǝlā), in absolute state ܡܓܠ (maggal).

Noun edit

մանգաղ (mangał)

  1. sickle
    • 5th century, Bible, Deuteronomy 23.25:
      Եւ եթէ մտանիցես ի հունձս ընկերի քո, քաղեսցես ձեռօք քովք զհասկն, եւ մանգաղ մի՛ արկանիցես յոճ ընկերի քո։
      Ew etʿē mtanicʿes i hunjs ənkeri kʿo, kʿałescʿes jeṙōkʿ kʿovkʿ zhaskn, ew mangał mí arkanicʿes yoč ənkeri kʿo.
      When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn.

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References edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977) “մանգաղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 251b
  • Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “մանգաղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 311
  • Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 932
  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879) “մանգաղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy