Armenian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian շնորհ (šnorh).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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շնորհ (šnorh)

  1. grace, kindness, favour
  2. (Christianity) grace

Usage notes

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The final (-h) is not pronounced.

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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An Iranian borrowing. Compare Middle Persian šnwhl (šnōhr, gratitude, contentment), Manichaean Middle Persian 𐫙𐫢𐫗𐫇𐫍𐫡 (ʿšnwhr /⁠išnōhr⁠/, grace; gratitude), Manichaean Parthian 𐫙𐫢𐫗𐫇𐫍𐫡 (ʿšnwhr /⁠išnōhr⁠/, grace; gratitude), Avestan 𐬑𐬴𐬥𐬀𐬊𐬚𐬭𐬀 (xṣ̌naoθra, satisfaction).

Noun

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շնորհ (šnorh)

  1. grace, favour; benefit, gift, something given freely
    ի շնորհս, առ շնորհսi šnorhs, aṙ šnorhsfor, in favour of; by favour
    ի նորա շնորհս, շնորհս նմա առնելովi nora šnorhs, šnorhs nma aṙnelovto please him, to do him the favour, to oblige him
    ի շնորհս երեսաց քոցi šnorhs eresacʻ kʻocʻthanks to you; in your behalf, for you
    շնորհիւ Տեառն, թագաւոր...šnorhiw Teaṙn, tʻagawor...by the grace of God, king...
    շնորհս առնել ումեքšnorhs aṙnel umekʻto favour, to gratify; to befriend, to forgive, to excuse, to remit
    շնորհս գտանել առաջի ուրուք / առաջի աչաց ուրուքšnorhs gtanel aṙaǰi urukʻ / aṙaǰi ačʻacʻ urukʻto find favour in the sight of any one, to find grace or favour with, to win the good graces of, to please, to be liked
    զրկել ի շնորհացzrkel i šnorhacʻto disfavour, to disgrace
    ընդ շնորհս ինչ տալənd šnorhs inčʻ talto discharge an obligation as if doing a favour
    շնորհաց տալšnorhacʻ talto give gratuitously
    շնորհս գտանելšnorhs gtanelto be in favour or in the good graces of, to please
    լի շնորհօքli šnorhōkʻmost graceful
    շնորհ արաšnorh arapray, do me the pleasure
  2. (Christianity) divine grace
    մեռանել ի շնորհսmeṙanel i šnorhsto die in a state of grace, in odour of sanctity
  3. gracefulness, charm, beauty; agreeableness, pleasing or graceful manners
  4. thanks, gratitude
    շնորհ ունիմ քեզšnorh unim kʻezthanks, I thank you, much obliged to you
    շնորհս արկանելšnorhs arkanelto be grateful, to acknowledge
    շնորհ / շնորհս ունել, շնորհս մատուցանելšnorh / šnorhs unel, šnorhs matucʻanelto thank, to return thanks, to be thankful to

Usage notes

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In Middle Armenian has the combining form շնոհ- (šnoh-), as in շնոհւոր (šnohwor).

Declension

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  • Middle Armenian: շնոր (šnor), շնորք (šnorkʻ)
  • Armenian: շնորհ (šnorh) (learned), > շնորհք (šnorhkʻ) (inherited), շնորհիվ (šnorhiv) (learned)
  • ? Georgian: შნო (šno)

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “շնորհ”, 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 526—527
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “շնորհ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 899
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “շնորհ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy