նկար

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Armenian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Armenian նկար (nkar); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: նը‧կար

Noun

նկար (nkar)

  1. picture, drawing, painting; image

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

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Noun

նկար (nkar)

  1. painting, picture; image, figure, effigy
    ի նկարու հանելi nkaru hanelto paint, to take or draw a portrait; to describe
    թատրոնական նկարքtʻatronakan nkarkʻscenery, scene
    մաւրիտանական նկարmawritanakan nkarmauresque, moorish style of painting; arabesque
  2. embroidery or needlework of divers colours
  3. lively description

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: նկար (nkar)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “նկար”, 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) “նկար”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նկար”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy