նաւթ
Old Armenian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
An Iranian borrowing. Compare Old Persian *naftah (/naft/), Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (npt' /naft/, “naphtha”), Persian نفت (naft) and Central Kurdish نەوت (newt). Armenian նավթ (navtʿ) is a modern borrowing; the regular development from Old Armenian նաւթ (nawtʿ) would have been նոթ (notʿ), indeed found in some dialects.
Noun edit
նաւթ • (nawtʿ)
- naphtha
- 5th century, Bible, Daniel 3.46:[1]
- Եւ ոչ դադարէին որք արկին զնոսա սպասաւորք թագաւորին ի հնոցն բորբոքելոյ նաւթիւ եւ ձիթով եւ վշով եւ որթով:
- Ew očʿ dadarēin orkʿ arkin znosa spasaworkʿ tʿagaworin i hnocʿn borbokʿeloy nawtʿiw ew jitʿov ew všov ew ortʿov:
- Translation by New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
- Now the king’s servants who threw them in kept stoking the furnace with naphtha, pitch, tow, and brushwood.
- Եւ ոչ դադարէին որք արկին զնոսա սպասաւորք թագաւորին ի հնոցն բորբոքելոյ նաւթիւ եւ ձիթով եւ վշով եւ որթով:
Declension edit
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | նաւթ (nawtʿ) | նաւթք (nawtʿkʿ) | |
| genitive | նաւթի (nawtʿi) | նաւթից (nawtʿicʿ) | |
| dative | նաւթի (nawtʿi) | նաւթից (nawtʿicʿ) | |
| accusative | նաւթ (nawtʿ) | նաւթս (nawtʿs) | |
| ablative | նաւթէ (nawtʿē) | նաւթից (nawtʿicʿ) | |
| instrumental | նաւթիւ (nawtʿiw) | նաւթիւք (nawtʿiwkʿ) | |
| locative | նաւթի (nawtʿi) | նաւթս (nawtʿs) |
o-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | նաւթ (nawtʿ) | նաւթք (nawtʿkʿ) | |
| genitive | նաւթոյ (nawtʿoy) | նաւթոց (nawtʿocʿ) | |
| dative | նաւթոյ (nawtʿoy) | նաւթոց (nawtʿocʿ) | |
| accusative | նաւթ (nawtʿ) | նաւթս (nawtʿs) | |
| ablative | նաւթոյ (nawtʿoy) | նաւթոց (nawtʿocʿ) | |
| instrumental | նաւթով (nawtʿov) | նաւթովք (nawtʿovkʿ) | |
| locative | նաւթ (nawtʿ) | նաւթս (nawtʿs) |
Derived terms edit
- նաւթեմ (nawtʿem)
Descendants edit
- Armenian: նոթ (notʿ) (dialectal)
References edit
- ^ Cowe, S. Peter (1992) The Armenian version of Daniel (University of Pennsylvania Armenian texts and studies; 9)[1], Atlanta, Georgia: Scholars Press, page 170
Further reading edit
- Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879) “նաւթ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “նաւթ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979) “նաւթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press