հետահան

հետահան

Old Armenian

Etymology

հետ (het) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ հանեմ (hanem)

Adjective

հետահան • (hetahan)

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

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

     Ē erē inčʿ, or kočʿi inkʿnimon, 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.

Further reading

• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) , “հետահան”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879) , “հետահան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy

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