շիրիմ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian շիրիմ (širim).

Pronunciation

Noun

շիրիմ (širim)

  1. tomb, sepulchre
  2. tombstone

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. The original meaning must have been “stone”; compare the Kartvelian borrowings.

Noun

շիրիմ (širim)

  1. tomb, sepulchre; tombstone
    շիրիմքširimkʿcemetery
    մարմնածախ շիրիմmarmnacax širimsarcophagus
    շիրիմ հոյակապširim hoyakapmausoleum
    շիրիմ դատարկširim datarkcenotaph

Declension

Derived terms

  • շիրմակից (širmakicʿ)
  • շիրմաւոր (širmawor)

Descendants

  • Armenian: շիրիմ (širim)
  • Georgian: შირიმი (širimi)
  • Laz: შირიმი (şirimi)

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), շիրիմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), շիրիմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), շիրիմ”, 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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