հովիւ

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Old Armenian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From the composite Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewi-peh₂-, from *h₃éwis (sheep) and *peh₂- (to protect). Related to հօտ (hōt, flock, herd) and հօրան (hōran, flock, herd).

Noun [edit]

հովիւ  (hoviw)  (singular genitive հովուի, plural genitive հովուաց)

  1. pastor, shepherd, herdsman, neatherd
    հովուի գաւազան/բիր (hovui gawazan/bir) — (botany) shepherd's rod or staff, wild thistle, dipsacus sativus, damasonium
    մանուկ հովիւ (manuk hoviw) — shepherd-boy
    աղջիկ հովիւ (ałǰik hoviw) — shepherdess, shepherd-girl, shepherd-lass

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References [edit]

  • հովիւ in Mathias Bedrossian (1879), New Dictionary Armenian-English (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
  • հովիւ in G. Awetikʿean, X. Siwrmēlean, M. Awgerean (1836–37), Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
  • հովիւ in Hračʿeay Ačaṙean (1926–35), Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (Yerevan: Yerevan State University), 2nd ed., 1971–79