Armenian

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish فنر (fener). Later reinforced by Russian фона́рь (fonárʹ). Ultimately from Ancient Greek φανάριον (phanárion).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ֆանար (fanar) (dialectal, colloquial)

  1. lantern, lamp
    Synonym: լապտեր (lapter)

Declension

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Alternative forms

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References

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  1. ^ Orengo, Alessandro (2019) “Il ԲԱՌ ԳԻՐԳ ՏԱԼԻԱՆԻ Un dizionario armeno-italiano del XVII secolo”, 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 248

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1902) “ֆէնէռ”, in Tʻurkʻerēni azdecʻutʻiwnə hayerēni vray ew tʻurkʻerēnē pʻoxaṙeal baṙerə Pōlsi hay žoġovrdakan lezuin mēǰ hamematutʻeamb Vani, Ġarabaġi ew Nor-Naxiǰewani barbaṙnerun [The influence of Turkish on Armenian, and the Turkish borrowings in the vernacular Armenian of Constantinople in comparison with the dialects of Van, Karabakh and Nor Nakhichevan] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 3) (in Armenian), Moscow and Vagharshapat: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 373
  • Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944–1945) “ֆանար”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House