նշխար

• նշխարք (nšxarkʿ) – dialectal

From Old Armenian նշխար (nšxar).

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [nəʃˈχɑɾ]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [nəʃˈχɑɾ]

նշխար • (nšxar)

1. (Christianity) sacramental bread, consecrated bread, host
2. relic (of a saint's body)

• →⇒ Udi: нишкъатӏ (nišq̇aṭ), нишкъарт (nišq̇art)

• նշխարհ (nšxarh) – misspelling

From Middle Iranian *nišxʷar. See Persian نشخوار‎ (nešxvâr, “cud; remnants of animal fodder”) for more.

նշխար • (nšxar)

1. small remains of bread or other food
2. bit, piece, particle, fragment; rest, residue

   նշխարք եւ նշմարք հայաստանի ― nšxarkʿ ew nšmarkʿ hayastani ― the antiquities of Armenia (Picturesque Armenia)

3. remains of a saint, relic

   նշխարք սրբոց ― nšxarkʿ srbocʿ ― relics of a saint

   տուփ նշխարաց ― tupʿ nšxaracʿ ― reliquary, shrine

4. (Christianity) sacramental bread, consecrated bread, host

   նշխար պատարագի ― nšxar pataragi ― host, wafer

   նշխար կնքոյ ― nšxar knkʿoy ― wafer

   նշխար գործել/կազմել ― nšxar gorcel/kazmel ― to make wafers

• Armenian: նշխար (nšxar), նշխարք (nšxarkʿ)
  • →⇒ Udi: нишкъатӏ (nišq̇aṭ), нишкъарт (nišq̇art)

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “նշխար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 461–462
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “նշխար”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period]‎ (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 537
• Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, pages 897–898
• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “նշխար”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Tʿireakʿean, Yarutʿiwn (1892), “Lezuakʿnnakan [Linguistic Examination]”, in Patker ašxarhik grakanutʿean : Arewmtean hayocʿ i verǰ koys ŽTʿ daru : Masn A (in Armenian), Constantinople: G. Pałtatlean, page 204 of 182–209
• Tʿireakʿean, Yarutʿiwn (1914), “նշխար”, in Ariahay baṙaran : Norog tesutʿeambkʿ ew yaweluacovkʿ [Armeno-Aryan Dictionary] (in Armenian), Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 290