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Etymology

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From Old Armenian յակինթ (yakintʻ). Doublet of եաղութ (eaġutʻ).

Noun

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յակինթ (yakintʻ)

  1. a certain precious stone

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The forms յակինթ (yakintʻ) and յակինթոս (yakintʻos) are directly from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos). According to Ačaṙyan, the rest have been influenced by Classical Syriac ܝܩܘܢܕܐ (yāqūndāʾ, yaqqūndāʾ), but compare Parthian 𐫏𐫀𐫐𐫇𐫗𐫅 (yʾkwnd /⁠yākund⁠/) unknown to Ačaṙyan.

See also եաղութ (eaġutʻ).

Noun

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յակինթ (yakintʻ)

  1. a certain kind of precious stone
  2. (as an adjective) made of this precious stone
  3. hyacinth (flower)

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Descendants

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  • Middle Armenian: յակինթ (yakintʻ)
  • Armenian: հակինթ (hakintʻ)
  • Georgian: იაკინთი (iaḳinti)

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “յակինթ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “յակինթ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ġazarean, Ṙubēn (2000) “յակինթ”, in G. B. Tʻosunean, editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “յակինթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press