գուբ
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Armenian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Armenian գուբ (gub); see below.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA: [ɡub]
- (Western Armenian) IPA: [kʰupʰ]
Noun [edit]
գուբ • (gub)
- deep hole, pit
- a deep cemented pit in a winepress into which the juice of pressed vine is poured
- puddle
- trough-shaped vessel for storing water
- grave pit
- (figuratively) difficult situation
Declension [edit]
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | գուբ (gub) | գբեր (gber) | |
| nominative definite | գուբը/գուբն (gubə/gubn) | գբերը/գբերն (gberə/gbern) | |
| dative | գբի (gbi) | գբերի (gberi) | |
| dative definite | գբին (gbin) | գբերին (gberin) | |
| ablative | գբից (gbicʿ) | գբերից (gbericʿ) | |
| instrumental | գբով (gbov) | գբերով (gberov) | |
| locative | գբում (gbum) | գբերում (gberum) |
References [edit]
- “գուբ” in Hračʿeay Ačaṙean (1926–35), Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (Yerevan: Yerevan State University), 2nd ed., 1971–79
- “գուբ” in Ēduard Ałayan (1976), Ardi hayereni bacʿatrakan baṙaran (Yerevan: Hayastan publishing house)
External links [edit]
- Search “գուբ” in the Eastern Armenian National Corpus.
Old Armenian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Classical Syriac ܓܘܒ (gubb), ܓܘܒܐ (gubbā, “pit, hole, well, prison”) of native Semitic origin. Compare Aramaic גב (gōb, “pit, moat”), Hebrew גב (gēb, “water hole, pit”), Arabic جب (jubb, “cistern, well; pit, fosse”) and Akkadian (gubbu, “reservoir, cistern”).
Noun [edit]
գուբ • (gub) (singular genitive գբոյ or գբի, plural genitive գբոց)
- pit, hole, ditch, hollow
- well, cistern
- abyss
- subterraneous place
- cell of a honeycomb
- pipe, tube, conduit
Declension [edit]
o-type with irregular locative
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | գուբ (gub) | գուբք (gubkʿ) | |
| genitive | գբոյ (gboy) | գբոց (gbocʿ) | |
| dative | գբոյ (gboy) | գբոց (gbocʿ) | |
| accusative | գուբ (gub) | գուբս (gubs) | |
| accusative definite | զգուբ (zgub) | զգուբս (zgubs) | |
| ablative | ի գբոյ (i gboy) | ի գբոց (i gbocʿ) | |
| instrumental | գբով (gbov) | գբովք (gbovkʿ) | |
| locative | ի գբի/ի գուբ (i gbi/i gub) | ի գուբս (i gubs) | |
| genitive գբի (gbi) is also attested plural instrumental գբոք (gbokʿ) is attested post-classically |
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Derived terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
- Armenian: գուբ (gub)
- Cappadocian Greek: γοῦπα, κοῦπα
- Georgian: გუბი (gubi), გუბე (gube), გუბ (gub)
- Laz: გუბი (gubi)
