նիւթ

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Old Armenian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From նի- (ni-) +‎ հիւթ (hiwtʻ).[1][2][3]

Noun[edit]

նիւթ (niwtʻ)

  1. element, material, matter, stuff
    նիւթքniwtʻkʻmaterials
    նիւթ հրոյniwtʻ hroymatches, incentive, tinder
    նիւթ ցրիւniwtʻ cʻriwdiffuse matter
    նիւթ եւ տեսակniwtʻ ew tesakform and matter
  2. thing
  3. subject
    խօսեսցուք զայսր նիւթոյxōsescʻukʻ zaysr niwtʻoylet us discourse on this subject
  4. cause, reason, grounds

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: նյութ (nyutʻ) (learned), > նութ (nutʻ) (inherited)
  • Old Georgian: ნივთი (nivti)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pedersen, Holger (1906) “Armenisch und die Nachbarsprachen”, in Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung auf dem Gebiete der Indogermanischen Sprachen (in German), volume 39, number 3, pages 436–437
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “նիւթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 455ab
  3. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “նիւթ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 569

Further reading[edit]

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