Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain.[1][2] Often derived from Proto-Indo-European *sperdʰ- (to run away or to compete in speed), either as an inheritance or a borrowing from the Hittite cognate [script needed] (iš-par-zi-zi /⁠išpartzi⁠/, to escape, to get away),[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] but the meaning of the Armenian word does not fit.[13] Note that the sense “to slip away, escape” is found only in modern Armenian.

Verb

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սպրդեմ (sprdem)

  1. (transitive) to insinuate, introduce furtively
  2. (intransitive) to introduce, insinuate or worm oneself in, glide or creep into, penetrate, dive into

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: սպրդել (sprdel)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “սպրդել”, 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 267
  2. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “սպրդ(ան)ել”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 693a
  3. ^ Lagarde, Paul de (1868) Beitraege zur baktrischen Lexikographie (in German), Leipzig: B. G. Teubner, page 37
  4. ^ Lagarde, Paul de (1877) Armenische Studien (in German), Göttingen: Dieterich, page 139
  5. ^ Ġapʻancʻyan, Grigor (1961) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun. Hin šrǰan [History of the Armenian Language. Ancient Period] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 200
  6. ^ Schultheiss, Tassilo (1961) “Hethitisch und Armenisch”, in Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung auf dem Gebiete der Indogermanischen Sprachen[1], number 77, page 222
  7. ^ Puhvel, Jaan (1984) Hittite Etymological Dictionary (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 1), volume II, Berlin, New York, Amsterdam: Mouton, pages 449–450
  8. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 774
  9. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 352
  10. ^ Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 410
  11. ^ Simon, Zsolt (2013) “Die These der hethitisch-luwischen Lehnwörter im Armenischen: eine kritische Neubetrachtung”, in International Journal of Diachronic Linguistics and Linguistic Reconstruction[3] (in German), volume 10, number 2, page 115
  12. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 470
  13. ^ Hübschmann, Heinrich (1883) Armenische Studien. 1/1. Grundzüge der armenischen Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 14

Further reading

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  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “սպրդեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “սպրդիմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “սպրդիմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “սպրդեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy