ազբն
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- ասբն (asbn)
- ասպն (aspn)
Etymology
Martirosyan considers the basic meaning to be “the (wooden) frame of a loom with the main threads as the basis of the fabric”. Possibly connected with Khotanese [script needed] (ysba, “reed”) and together with it inherited from Proto-Indo-European *Hos(d)-b(ʰ)-. Alternatively, an Iranian loan.
Noun
ազբն • (azbn)
- weft, web, warp
Declension
n-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ազբն (azbn) | ազբունք (azbunkʿ) | |
| genitive | ազբին (azbin) | ազբանց (azbancʿ) | |
| dative | ազբին (azbin) | ազբանց (azbancʿ) | |
| accusative | ազբն (azbn) | ազբունս (azbuns) | |
| ablative | ազբնէ (azbnē) | ազբանց (azbancʿ) | |
| instrumental | ազբամբ (azbamb) | ազբամբք (azbambkʿ) | |
| locative | ազբին (azbin) | ազբունս (azbuns) |
Derived terms
- ազբնագող (azbnagoł)
- ազբոց (azbocʿ)
Descendants
- Armenian: ազբ (azb)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ազբն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ազբն”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ազբն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “azbn”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 7