Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From քար (kʻar, stone) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ մանեմ (manem, to spin). The stone was placed on top of the tool to assist rotation.

Noun edit

քարաման (kʻaraman)

  1. a cross-shaped instrument for spinning wool

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: քարման (kʻarman)

References edit

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