դափնի

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Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian դափնի (dapʻni).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /dɑpʰˈni/, [dɑpʰní]
  • (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /tɑpˈni/, [tʰɑpʰní]
  • Hyphenation: դափ‧նի
  • Audio (Eastern Armenian):(file)
  • Audio (Western Armenian):(file)

Noun

դափնի (dapʻni)

  1. laurel

Declension

Derived terms


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δαφνίς (daphnís, bayberry; bay-tree), genitive δαφνίδος (daphnídos), whence the form դափնիդ (dapʻnid). The form դափնէ (dapʻnē) is from δάφνη (dáphnē). The spellings with -բ- (-b-) are a result of post-classical transliteration.[1][2]

Noun

դափնի (dapʻni)

  1. laurel, Laurus (shrub)
    Synonyms: սարդի (sardi), սարդիատունկ (sardiatunk), հոփի (hopʻi)

Declension

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Descendants

  • Armenian: դափնի (dapʻni)

References

  1. ^ Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 345
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “դափնի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 643a

Further reading

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