ոսկեքար

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian ոսկեքար (oskekʿar).

Pronunciation

Noun

ոսկեքար (oskekʿar)

  1. (literary) chrysolite

Usage notes

Usually found in modern Armenian translations of Old Armenian works where this word is attested. Also sometimes encountered in poetry.

Declension

Old Armenian

FWOTD – 5 March 2021

Etymology

From ոսկի (oski) + -ա- (-a-) + քար (kʿar). Calque of Ancient Greek χρυσόλιθος (khrusólithos).

Noun

ոսկեքար (oskekʿar)

  1. chrysolite
    Synonym: ոսկեակն (oskeakn)
    • 5th century, Bible, Ezekiel 28.13:
      [] զմեղեսիկն, զոսկեքարն, զբիւրեղն, զեղնգնաքարն
      [] zmełesikn, zoskekʿarn, zbiwrełn, zełngnakʿarn
      • Translation by Brenton Septuagint Translation
        [] and amethyst, and chrysolite, and beryl, and onyx
    • 5th century, Bible, Revelation 21.20:
      [] եւթներորդն` ոսկեքար []
      [] ewtʿnerordn` oskekʿar []
      [] the seventh, chrysolite []

Descendants

  • Armenian: ոսկեքար (oskekʿar) (learned)

Further reading

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