յակունդ

Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian յակունդ (yakund), probably from Parthian 𐫏𐫀𐫐𐫇𐫗𐫅 (yʾkwnd /⁠yākund⁠/).

Noun

յակունդ • (yakund)

1. alternative form of յակինթ (yakintʻ)

References

• Ġazaryan, Ṙuben; Avetisyan, Henrik (2009), “յակունդ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press

Old Armenian

Etymology

Probably from Parthian 𐫏𐫀𐫐𐫇𐫗𐫅 (yʾkwnd /⁠yākund⁠/).

Noun

յակունդ • (yakund)

1. alternative form of յակինթ (yakintʻ)

Declension

i-a-type or i-type

	singular	plural
nominative	յակունդ (yakund)	յակունդք (yakundkʻ)
genitive	յակնդի (yakndi)	?
dative	յակնդի (yakndi)	?
accusative	յակունդ (yakund)	յակունդս (yakunds)
ablative	յակնդէ (yakndē)	?
instrumental	?	?
locative	յակնդի (yakndi)	յակունդս (yakunds)

the instrumental singular and the genitive/dative/instrumental plural are not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension

Descendants

• Middle Armenian: յակունդ (yakund)
• → Georgian: იაგუნდი (iagundi)

References

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