սանդ

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian սանդ (sand).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

սանդ (sand)

  1. mortar

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The origin is uncertain.

According to Jahukyan, an Iranian borrowing: compare Persian سندان (sendân, anvil).[1] On the other hand, Greppin and Starostin reckon this term is akin to Lezghian: compare Lezgi сунт (sunt, chisel), Rutul сант (sant, hammer), Tsakhur сант (sant, mason's hammer).[2][3]

Noun[edit]

սանդ (sand)

  1. pounding-mortar

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: սանդ (sand)

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Greppin, John A. C. (2010) “Urartian Sibilants in Armenian”, in Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences[2], volume 4, number 1, page 180b of 179–182
  3. ^ Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*s_antɨ̆”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary[3], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers

Further reading[edit]

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “սանդ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “սանդ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “սանդ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy