Մուշեղ

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Armenian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian Մուշեղ (Mušeł). Revived in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Մուշեղ (Mušeġ)

  1. a male given name, Mushegh

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1946) “Մուշեղ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 25) (in Armenian), volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 455

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From earlier *Մուրշեղ (*Muršeł), from Hittite [script needed] (Muršili, Mursili). Recorded as a given name of Armenians between the 3rd and 13th centuries.[1] The survival of a Hittite name among Armenians is remarkable.

Proper noun

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Մուշեղ (Mušeł)

  1. a male given name

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: Մուշեղ (Mušeġ)
  • Classical Persian: موسیل (Mūsīl) (in Shahnameh)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1946) “Մուշեղ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 25) (in Armenian), volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 455