Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Armenian շեղբ (šeġb).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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շեղբ (šeġb)

  1. blade (of a knife or weapon)
  2. a knife-like tool for picking greens and vegetables
    Synonym: բանջարքաղի (banǰarkʻaġi)

Declension

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i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative շեղբ (šeġb) շեղբեր (šeġber)
dative շեղբի (šeġbi) շեղբերի (šeġberi)
ablative շեղբից (šeġbicʻ) շեղբերից (šeġbericʻ)
instrumental շեղբով (šeġbov) շեղբերով (šeġberov)
locative շեղբում (šeġbum) շեղբերում (šeġberum)
definite forms
nominative շեղբը/շեղբն (šeġbə/šeġbn) շեղբերը/շեղբերն (šeġberə/šeġbern)
dative շեղբին (šeġbin) շեղբերին (šeġberin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative շեղբս (šeġbs) շեղբերս (šeġbers)
dative շեղբիս (šeġbis) շեղբերիս (šeġberis)
ablative շեղբիցս (šeġbicʻs) շեղբերիցս (šeġbericʻs)
instrumental շեղբովս (šeġbovs) շեղբերովս (šeġberovs)
locative շեղբումս (šeġbums) շեղբերումս (šeġberums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative շեղբդ (šeġbd) շեղբերդ (šeġberd)
dative շեղբիդ (šeġbid) շեղբերիդ (šeġberid)
ablative շեղբիցդ (šeġbicʻd) շեղբերիցդ (šeġbericʻd)
instrumental շեղբովդ (šeġbovd) շեղբերովդ (šeġberovd)
locative շեղբումդ (šeġbumd) շեղբերումդ (šeġberumd)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “շեղբ”, 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, pages 508—509
  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), “շեղբ”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Middle Armenian

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Etymology

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Recorded in Norayr's dictionary as a Middle Armenian word.[1] The place of attestation in the literature is unknown.

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܫܠܦܐ (šlpˀ /⁠šelpā⁠/, a knife-like iron tool for grasping or pulling out something).[2]

Noun

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շեղբ (šeġb)

  1. blade (of a knife or weapon)

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Norayr N. Biwzandacʻi (1882–1884) “alumelle”, in Baṙagirkʻ i gałłierēn lezuē i hayerēn [Dictionnaire français-arménien], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian Press, page 49
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “շեղբ”, 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, pages 508—509