գանձաւոր
Old Armenian
Etymology
An Iranian borrowing: compare Middle Persian 𐭢𐭭𐭦𐭥𐭡𐭥 (gnzwbr) / gncwbl (ganjwar), Parthian 𐭂𐭍𐭆𐭁𐭓 (ganzbar), Old Median *ganzabara-. Reshaped by the analysis as գանձ (ganj) + -աւոր (-awor); compare also թագաւոր (tʻagawor).
Noun
գանձաւոր • (ganjawor)
Declension
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | գանձաւոր (ganjawor) | գանձաւորք (ganjaworkʻ) | |
| genitive | գանձաւորի (ganjawori) | գանձաւորաց (ganjaworacʻ) | |
| dative | գանձաւորի (ganjawori) | գանձաւորաց (ganjaworacʻ) | |
| accusative | գանձաւոր (ganjawor) | գանձաւորս (ganjawors) | |
| ablative | գանձաւորէ (ganjaworē) | գանձաւորաց (ganjaworacʻ) | |
| instrumental | գանձաւորաւ (ganjaworaw) | գանձաւորաւք = գանձաւորօք (ganjaworawkʻ = ganjaworōkʻ) | |
| locative | գանձաւորի (ganjawori) | գանձաւորս (ganjawors) |
Derived terms
- գանձաւորապետ (ganjaworapet)
Related terms
Descendants
- → Armenian: գանձավոր (ganjavor)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գանձաւոր”, 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) “գանձաւոր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “գանձաւոր”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գանձաւոր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy