մանրաձուկն

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Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

մանր (manr) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ ձուկն (jukn)

Noun[edit]

մանրաձուկն (manrajukn)

  1. small fish
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).20.9:[1]
      Մանրաձկունս իմա զանհաւատսն, իսկ մեծամեծ եւ կատարեալ ձկունսն չգտանես մաւտ առ վիշապաձուկն։
      Manrajkuns ima zanhawatsn, isk mecamec ew katareal jkunsn čʻgtanes mawt aṙ višapajukn.
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        Know that the small fish are the unbelievers, and you cannot find big and perfect fish near the sea-dragon.

Usage notes[edit]

Attested only tn the Physiologus, translating Ancient Greek τοὺς μικροὺς ἰχθύας (toùs mikroùs ikhthúas).

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)‎[1], Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 63, 121, 154