գուբ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian գուբ (gub).

Pronunciation

Noun

գուբ (gub)

  1. deep hole, pit
  2. a deep cemented pit in a winepress into which the juice of pressed vine is poured
  3. puddle
  4. trough-shaped vessel for storing water
  5. grave pit
  6. (figuratively) difficult situation

Declension

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), գուբ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Ałayan, Ēduard (1976), գուբ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܓܘܒ (gubb), ܓܘܒܐ (gubbā, pit, hole, well, prison).

Noun

գուբ (gub)

  1. pit, hole, ditch, hollow
  2. well, cistern
  3. abyss
  4. subterranean place
  5. cell of a honeycomb
  6. pipe, tube, conduit

Declension

Derived terms

  • գբացի (gbacʿi)
  • գբեցի (gbecʿi)
  • զազրագուբ (zazragub)
  • կրագուբ (kragub)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), գուբ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), գուբ”, 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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