րաբունապետ

Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian րաբունապետ (rabunapet).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

րաբունապետ (rabunapet)

  1. (historical) head teacher, headmaster, rabunapet (learned master in a college of high theological and philosophical learning)

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

րաբուն (rabun) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ պետ (pet)

Noun edit

րաբունապետ (rabunapet)

  1. head teacher, headmaster, rabunapet (learned master in a college of high theological and philosophical learning)
    • 16th century, Grigoris Ałtʿamarcʿi, Tałer [Poems] [1][2]:
      Առ յոտըս երջանիկ րաբունապետի՝
      Գրիգորիոս անուն արթուն հըսկողի,
      Քաջ հըռետոր անյաղթ փիլիսոփայի
      Եւ երիցս երանեալ մեծ վարժապետի։
      Aṙ yotəs erǰanik rabunapeti,
      Grigorios anun artʻun həskoġi,
      Kʻaǰ həṙetor anyaġtʻ pʻilisopʻayi
      Ew ericʻs eraneal mec varžapeti.
      • Translation by S. Peter Cowe
        At the feet of fortunate rabunapet
        The vigilant watchful one, Grigoris by name
        The excellent rhetorician, the invincible philosopher,
        And thrice-blessed great teacher.

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: րաբունապետ (rabunapet)

References edit

  1. ^ Cowe, S. Peter (2019) “The object of Ałtʿamarʿci’s affections”, 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 66
  2. ^ Avdalbegyan, Mayis (1963) Grigoris Aġtʻamarcʻi : XVI d. : Usumnasirutʻyun, kʻnnakan bnagrer ew canotʻagrutʻyunner [Grigoris Aġtʻamarcʻi : 16th c. : Study, critical text, and annotations] (Miǰnadaryan hay taġerguner; 6)‎[1], Yerevan: Academy Press, page 120