փոշի

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian փոշի (pʻoši).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

փոշի (pʻoši)

  1. dust
    Synonym: (dialectal) թոզ (tʻoz)
    փոշով ծածկվածpʻošov cackvaccovered in dust
  2. powder
    կաթի փոշիkatʻi pʻošimilk powder
  3. (botany) pollen

Declension[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Martirosyan proposes a European substrate,[1] paralleling Balto-Slavic: compare Old Church Slavonic прахъ (praxŭ), Russian порох (porox), Polish proch, from Proto-Slavic *porxъ, and Latvian pārsla (flake), all from Proto-Balto-Slavic *paršas. Thus, ultimately connected to Proto-Indo-European *pers- (sprinkle).

Noun[edit]

փոշի (pʻoši)

  1. dust
    փոշի կաղնւոյpʻoši kałnwoytan, oak-bark
    փոշի շաքարիpʻoši šakʻaripowder-sugar
    փոշի իւղեփեցացpʻoši iwłepʻecʻacʻsweet-powder
    փոշի հերացpʻoši heracʻhair-powder
    տուփ փոշւոյ հերացtupʻ pʻošwoy heracʻpowder-box
    ամպ փոշւոյamp pʻošwoya cloud or whirlwind of dust
    փոշի հրացանpʻoši hracʻangun-powder, powder
    դնել ինչ ի փոշի, ի փոշի դարձուցանելdnel inčʻ i pʻoši, i pʻoši darjucʻanelto powder, to grind to dust, to reduce to powder, to pulverize
    լնուլ փոշւովlnul pʻošwovto cover or sprinkle with dust
    ի փոշի դառնալi pʻoši daṙnalto be reduced to powder, to be pulverized; to crumble into dust, to moulder away
    փոշի յարուցանելpʻoši yarucʻanelto raise a dust
    ընդ փոշի թաւալիլənd pʻoši tʻawalilto roll in the dust
    թօթափել զփոշիtʻōtʻapʻel zpʻošito dust, to beat the dust out of, to shake off the dust, to free from dust
    փոշի դէզադէզ ամբառնայր յամպս հասանէրpʻoši dēzadēz ambaṙnayr yamps hasanēra thick cloud of dust rose up to the skies
    փոշի ամպաձեւ մրրկեալ դիզացեալ ծածկէ զերկինpʻoši ampajew mrrkeal dizacʻeal cackē zerkina cloud of dust arose and obscured the heavens

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: փոշի (pʻoši)
  • Cappadocian Greek: φος (fos)
  • Georgian: ფოში (poši)
  • Romani: posh, poshik

References[edit]

  1. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2015) “Notes on Anatolian loanwords in Armenian”, in International Conference “Armenian language contacts through the ages” (12–15 May 2015, St. Petersburg, Institute for linguistic studies, Russian Academy of sciences)[1], Paper presented at a conference, pages 6-7

Further reading[edit]

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