զմռնիտեան քար

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σμυρνίτης / σμιρίτης / σμυρίτης λίθος (smurnítēs / smirítēs / smurítēs líthos, “emery, smyrite stone”), from σμύρις (smúris). զմռնիտեան (zmṙnitean) is formed as unattested *զմռնիտ (*zmṙnit) +‎ -եան (-ean).

Noun

զմռնիտեան քար • (zmṙnitean kʿar)

  1. emery, smyrite stone
    • 13th century, Yovhannēs Vanakan Vardapet Tawušecʿi, Meknutʿiwn grocʿn Yobay [Commentary on the Book of Job] :[1]
      Ասէ զկապ եւ զյօդ նորա քար զմռնիտեան, զի քարդ այդ խստագոյն է քան զամենայն քար
      Asē zkap ew zyōd nora kʿar zmṙnitean, zi kʿard ayd xstagoyn ē kʿan zamenayn kʿar

Descendants
  • → Armenian: զմռնիտ (zmṙnit)

References
  1. Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836), “զմռնիտեան քար”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 739b

Further reading
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “զմռնիտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 100–101
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 349
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “զմռնիտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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