ինքնիմոն

ինքնիմոն

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• իքնիմոն (ikʿnimon) – variant reading

Etymology

Transliteration of Ancient Greek ἰχνεύμων (ikhneúmōn). Attested only in the Physiologus, translating that Greek word.

Noun

ինքնիմոն • (inkʿnimon)

1. ichneumon, Herpestes ichneumon
   • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).29.1:[1]

     Է երէ ինչ, որ կոչի ինքնիմոն (var. իքնիմոն), որ թարգմանի հետահան․ թշնամի է վիշապի, թէպէտ եւ սաստիկ իցէ վիշապս։

     Ē erē inčʿ, or kočʿi inkʿnimon (var. ikʿnimon), or tʿargmani hetahan; tʿšnami ē višapi, tʿēpēt ew sastik icʿē višaps.

     • Translation by Gohar Muradyan

       There is an animal called ichneumon which is translated "tracer." It is the enemy of the dragon, although the dragon is fierce.

Descendants

• → Old Georgian: იქნამონ (iknamon)

References

1. Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)‎, Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 132–133, 159