نعلبکی
Persian
editAlternative forms
edit- نلبکی (nalbaki)
Etymology
editAccording to Périkhanian, derived by metathesis from Middle Iranian *rambakīk, a diminutive formation from *rambak attested as Aramaic 𐡓𐡌𐡁𐡊 (rmbk /*rambak/, “possibly bowl”) in an inscription on a bowl discovered in Armenia. The spelling نعلبکی (na'lbaki) is then secondary to نلبکی (nalbaki), influenced by نعل (na'l).
Noun
editنعلبکی • (na'lbaki)
- saucer (small dish)
Descendants
edit- → Armenian: նալբաք (nalbakʻ), նալբաքի (nalbakʻi)
- → Avar: на́лбек (nálbek)
- → Azerbaijani: nəlbəki, ləmbəki
- → Georgian: ლამბაქი (lambaki), ნალბაქი (nalbaki)
- → Udi: лаьмбаькуь (lämbäkü), лаьмбаьку (lämbäku)
References
edit- Периханян, А. Г. (1971) “Арамейская надпись на серебряной чаше из Сисиана [Aramaeic Inscription on a Silver Cup from Sissian]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal][1] (in Russian), number III, Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 80–81