նուէր

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Middle Iranian *nivēδ, from *ni-waid-, from *ni- (down) + *waid- (to know); see the latter for more.

Noun

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նուէր (nuēr)

  1. (religion) offer, offering, present, oblation; libation; firstfruits; sacrifice
    նուէրքnuērkʻliberality
    հաց նուիրացhacʻ nuiracʻshew-bread
    արգադիր նուէրargadir nuērvotive-offering

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: նվեր (nver)

References

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