յակինթ
Middle Armenian edit
Alternative forms edit
- ակունդ (akund), յակունդ (yakund), յակունթ (yakuntʿ), ակինթ (akintʿ), ակունթ (akuntʿ), ակիւնթոս (akiwntʿos)
Etymology edit
From Old Armenian յակինթ (yakintʿ). Doublet of եաղութ (eaġutʿ).
Noun edit
յակինթ • (yakintʿ)
- a certain precious stone
References edit
- Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “յակինթ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
Old Armenian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
The forms յակինթ (yakintʿ) and յակինթոս (yakintʿos) 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 (eaġutʿ).
Noun edit
յակինթ • (yakintʿ)
- a certain kind of precious stone
- (as an adjective) made of this precious stone
- hyacinth (flower)
Declension edit
i-a-type
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | յակինթ (yakintʿ) | յակինթք (yakintʿkʿ) | |
genitive | յակնթի (yakntʿi) | յակնթաց (yakntʿacʿ) | |
dative | յակնթի (yakntʿi) | յակնթաց (yakntʿacʿ) | |
accusative | յակինթ (yakintʿ) | յակինթս (yakintʿs) | |
ablative | յակնթէ (yakntʿē) | յակնթաց (yakntʿacʿ) | |
instrumental | յակնթաւ (yakntʿaw) | յակնթաւք = յակնթօք (yakntʿawkʿ = yakntʿōkʿ) | |
locative | յակնթի (yakntʿi) | յակինթս (yakintʿs) | |
claimed by NHB without attestation |
i-type
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | յակինթ (yakintʿ) | յակինթք (yakintʿkʿ) | |
genitive | յակնթի (yakntʿi) | յակնթից (yakntʿicʿ) | |
dative | յակնթի (yakntʿi) | յակնթից (yakntʿicʿ) | |
accusative | յակինթ (yakintʿ) | յակինթս (yakintʿs) | |
ablative | յակնթէ (yakntʿē) | յակնթից (yakntʿicʿ) | |
instrumental | յակնթիւ (yakntʿiw) | յակնթիւք (yakntʿiwkʿ) | |
locative | յակնթի (yakntʿi) | յակինթս (yakintʿs) | |
post-classical |
Derived terms edit
- յակնթակ (yakntʿak)
- յակնթակապ (yakntʿakap)
- յակնթապաճոյճ (yakntʿapačoyč)
- յակնթեայ (yakntʿeay)
Descendants edit
References edit
- Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879) “յակինթ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “յակինթ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000) “յակինթ”, in Tʿosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (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