յակինթ

Middle Armenian

Alternative forms

  • ակունդ (akund), յակունդ (yakund), յակունթ (yakuntʿ), ակինթ (akintʿ), ակունթ (akuntʿ), ակիւնթոս (akiwntʿos)

Etymology

From Old Armenian յակինթ (yakintʿ). Doublet of եաղութ (eałutʿ).

Noun

յակինթ (yakintʿ)

  1. a certain precious stone

References

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • յակինթոս (yakintʿos), յակունդ (yakund), յակինդ (yakind)
  • յաթինկոս (yatʿinkos) misspelling

Etymology

The forms յակինթ (yakintʿ) and յակինթոս (yakintʿos) are directly from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos). According to Ačaṙyan, the rest have been influenced by Classical Syriac ܝܩܘܢܕܐ (yāqūndāʾ, yaqqūndāʾ), but compare Parthian 𐫏𐫀𐫐𐫇𐫗𐫅 (yʾkwnd /yākund/) unknown to Ačaṙyan.

See also եաղութ (eałutʿ).

Noun

յակինթ (yakintʿ)

  1. a certain kind of precious stone
  2. (as an adjective) made of this precious stone
  3. hyacinth (flower)

Declension

Derived terms

  • յակնթակ (yakntʿak)
  • յակնթակապ (yakntʿakap)
  • յակնթապաճոյճ (yakntʿapačoyč)
  • յակնթեայ (yakntʿeay)

Descendants

  • Middle Armenian: յակինթ (yakintʿ)
  • Armenian: հակինթ (hakintʿ)
  • Georgian: იაკინთი (iaḳinti)

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), յակինթ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), յակինթ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Łazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000), յակինթ”, in Tʿosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), յակինթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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