бӕгъӕмсар

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Ossetian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Equivalent to бӕгънӕ́г (bæǧnǽg, naked) +‎ сӕр (sær, head). According to Abaev, the compound is already of Old Iranian period: *magna-sara- or *magna-sāra-. For the constituents see *nagnás and *ćŕ̥Has. Middle Armenian Մանկասար (Mankasar) may be related.

Adjective[edit]

бӕгъӕ́мсар (bæǧǽmsar)

  1. (Iron) bareheaded

References[edit]

  • Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “бӕгъӕмсар”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
  • Abajev, V. I. (1958) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 246
  • Abajev, V. I. (1949) Осетинский язык и фольклор I [Ossetian Language and Folklore I]‎[1] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 29