անասուն

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Armenian անասուն (anasun).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

անասուն (anasun)

  1. animal, beast (usually a farm animal)
  2. (derogatory) brute, beast (used as a generic insult)
    արա, այ անասու՛նara, ay anasúnhey, you moron!
  3. (dialectal) child (not yet capable of speech)

Usage notes[edit]

When used as an insult, the -ն- (-n-) can be repeated for emphasis, e.g. այ անննասու՛ն (ay annnasún).

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Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally “not-speaking”, from ան- (an-, without, less, un-) +‎ ասուն (asun, capable of speech and reason). Typologically compare Georgian პირუტყვი (ṗiruṭq̇vi), Ancient Greek ἄλογον (álogon).

Adjective[edit]

անասուն (anasun)

  1. irrational; not endowed with the faculty of speaking

Declension[edit]

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Noun[edit]

անասուն (anasun)

  1. animal, brute
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).2.1:[1]
      Սկսցուք ասել վասն առիւծուն, որ թագաւոր է ամենայն գազանաց կամ թէ ամենայն իսկ անասնոց։
      Skscʻukʻ asel vasn aṙiwcun, or tʻagawor ē amenayn gazanacʻ kam tʻē amenayn isk anasnocʻ.
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        Let us begin to speak of the lion, the king of all the beasts or all the animals.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: անասուն (anasun)

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 87, 141

Further reading[edit]

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “անասուն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “անասուն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy