Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Armenian շալ (šal), ultimately from Persian شال (šâl). Later reinforced by Russian шаль (šalʹ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

շալ (šal)

  1. shawl
    Synonym: ուսնոց (usnocʻ)
  2. a woolen fabric
    • ca. 1680–1684, Baṙ girg taliani [An Armenian–Italian Dictionary published in Venice] page 45:[1]
      շալ․ ըսթամէթթօ
      šal; əstʻamētʻtʻō
      շալ (šal) = stametto

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orengo, Alessandro (2019) “Il ԲԱՌ ԳԻՐԳ ՏԱԼԻԱՆԻ Un dizionario armeno-italiano del XVII secolo”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 236