կարշն

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Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

According to J̌ahukyan, from Iranian *karišn or *kaδišn, composed of the Iranian etymon of Old Armenian կար (kar, force, power) and the suffix -išn (compare Middle Persian 𐭱𐭭 (-išn), Persian ش (-eš)).

Noun[edit]

կարշն (karšn)

  1. strength (in this sense attested only in compounds)
  2. sinew

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References[edit]

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կարշն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կարշն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կարշն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1995) “Hay-iranakan lezvakan zugadipumner [Armenian–Iranian Lingual Parallels]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal]‎[1] (in Armenian), number 2, pages 183–186