յոպոպ

Old Armenian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Noun

յոպոպ (yopop)

  1. hoopoe
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).11.3:[1]
      Է թռչուն ինչ որ կոչի յոպոպ. յորժամ տեսանեն զծնաւղսն ծերացեալ կամ յաչաց պակասեալ, որդիք փետեն զհին թեւս ծնողացն եւ լեզուն զաչս նոցա եւ ջեռուցանեն զնոսա ընդ թեւաւքն իւրեանց
      Ē tʿṙčʿun inčʿ or kočʿi yopop. yoržam tesanen zcnawłsn ceracʿeal kam yačʿacʿ pakaseal, ordikʿ pʿeten zhin tʿews cnołacʿn ew lezun začʿs nocʿa ew ǰeṙucʿanen znosa ənd tʿewawkʿn iwreancʿ
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        There is a bird called hoopoe; when they see their parents growing old or with weakened eyes, their children pluck the old wings of the parents, lick their eyes and warm them beneath their wings

Declension

Derived terms

  • յոպոպիկ (yopopik)

Descendants

  • Middle Armenian: ոպոպ (opop)
  • Armenian: հոպոպ (hopop)

Further reading

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

References

  1. Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6), Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 105, 148
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