Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian սափոր (sapʿor).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

սափոր (sapʿor)

  1. jug, pitcher
  2. urn

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle Iranian *sapōδ (perhaps via Aramaic *sappōḏ, because otherwise *սապոյր (*sapoyr) is expected[1]), from Old Iranian *sapauda-, whence Classical Persian سبوی (sabōy), سبو (sabô, cup, jug), Bactrian σαβολο (sabolo, jar) and the Tocharian B loanword sapule (jar).[2][3][4] The connection with Persian was recognised already by Awgerean and Gēorg Dpir.[5][6]

Noun edit

սափոր (sapʿor)

  1. urn, amphora, pot, pitcher, jug, jar
  2. a dry and liquid measure equal to 10 քսեստ (kʿsest)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: սափոր (sapʿor)

References edit

  1. ^ Périkhanian, Anahit G. (1986–1987) “Notes étymologiques”, in Revue des Études Arméniennes (in French), volume 20, page 39
  2. ^ Henning, W. B. (1962) “Persian poetical manuscripts from the time of Rūdakī”, in W. B. Henning, E. Yarshater, editors, A locust’s leg: Studies in honour of S. H. Taqizadeh[1], London: Percy Lund, Humphries & Co. Ltd, page 98, footnote 4
  3. ^ Sims-Williams, Nicholas (2000) Bactrian Documents from Northern Afghanistan I. Legal and Economic Documents (Studies in the Khalili Collection III, Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum II; VI), Oxford: Nour Foundation in association with Azimuth Editions and Oxford University Press, page 221b
  4. ^ Sims-Williams, Nicholas (2000) Bactrian Documents from Northern Afghanistan II. Letters and Buddhist texts (Studies in the Khalili Collection III, Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum II; II), Oxford: Nour Foundation in association with Azimuth Editions and Oxford University Press, page 261a
  5. ^ Awgerean, Yarutʿiwn (1821) Bacʿatrutʿiwn čʿapʿucʿ ew kšṙocʿ naxneacʿ [Explanation of the Measures and Weights of the Ancients] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 160
  6. ^ Palatecʿi, Gēorg Dpir (1829) Baṙaran Parskerēn əst kargi haykakan aybubenicʿ [Persian Dictionary in the Order of the Armenian Alphabet] (in Armenian), Constantinople: Boghos Arabian Press, page 714a

Further reading edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979) “սափոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 193b
  • Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “սափոր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “սափոր”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 673b
  • Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000) “սափոր”, in Tʿosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
  • 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 957
  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879) “սափոր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy