արքունի

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian արքունի (arkʿuni).

Pronunciation

Adjective

արքունի (arkʿuni)

  1. (archaic) royal; regal
  2. (archaic) of or pertaining to the royal court

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From *արքոյն (*arkʿoyn) + (-i). See արքայ (arkʿay) for more.

Adjective

արքունի (arkʿuni)

  1. royal; aulic
    արքունի ճանապարհ, պողոտայarkʿuni čanaparh, połotayhigh-way, road-way
    • 7th century, Sebēos, Patmutʿiwnʿ [History] Chapter 28:
      Եւ էր հրամանատար զաւրուն նորա պարսիկ ոմն իշխան՝ անուն Դատոյեան, հրամանաւ արքունի։
      Ew ēr hramanatar zawrun nora parsik omn išxan, anun Datoyean, hramanaw arkʿuni.
      • 1999 translation by Robert W. Thomson
        The commander of their force was a certain Persian prince named Datoyean, [appointed] by royal command.

Declension

Noun

արքունի (arkʿuni)

  1. (usually in the plural) palace, royal residence; court
    • 5th? century, Movsēs Xorenacʿi, Patmutʿiwn Hayocʿ [History of Armenia] 2.39:
      փոխին արքունիքն յԱրմաւիրն անուանեալ բլրոյ
      pʿoxin arkʿunikʿn yArmawirn anuaneal blroy
      • 2006 translation by Robert W. Thompson
        the court was transferred from the hill called Armavir
  2. (usually in the plural) royal treasury
    յարքունիս առնուլ, գրաւելyarkʿunis aṙnul, grawelto confiscate
  3. (usually in the plural) courtiers

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: արքունի (arkʿuni), արքունիք (arkʿunikʿ)

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), արքունի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), արքունի”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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