արիովդ

արիովդ

Old Armenian

Etymology

Transliteration of Ancient Greek ἀρῳδιός (arōidiós), ἐρῳδιός (erōidiós, “heron”).[1]

Noun

արիովդ • (ariovd)

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. stork
   • 13th century, Vardan Arewelcʿi, Meknutʿiwn Sałmosacʿ Dawtʿi [Commentary on Psalms of David] 103:[2]

     Բոյն արագլի, սիմաքոս՝ արիովդ արատայ տուն է նորա

     Boyn aragli, simakʿos, ariovd aratay tun ē nora

     • Translation by Hrach Martirosyan

       (The) nest of a stork: Symmachus (says) ariovd aratay is his home

Usage notes

The word is attested only once in the commentary on Psalms 103[104].17 by Vardan Arewelcʿi, coupled to արատայ (aratay).

References

1. Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “arat”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 126–128
2. Vardan Barjrberdcʿi (1797) Meknutʿiwn sałmosacʿ Dawtʿi [Commentary on Psalms of David], Astrakhan: Press of Arghouthian, page 342

Further reading

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “արիովդ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 316b