յակինթ
Middle Armenian
Alternative forms
- ակունդ (akund), յակունդ (yakund), յակունթ (yakuntʿ), ակինթ (akintʿ), ակունթ (akuntʿ), ակիւնթոս (akiwntʿos)
Etymology
From Old Armenian յակինթ (yakintʿ). Doublet of եաղութ (eałutʿ).
Noun
յակինթ • (yakintʿ)
- a certain precious stone
References
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “յակինթ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- յակինթոս (yakintʿos), յակունդ (yakund), յակինդ (yakind)
- յաթինկոս (yatʿinkos) – misspelling
Etymology
The forms յակինթ (yakintʿ) and յակինթոս (yakintʿos) are directly from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos). According to Ačaṙyan, the rest have been influenced by Classical Syriac ܝܩܘܢܕܐ (yāqūndāʾ, yaqqūndāʾ), but compare Parthian 𐫏𐫀𐫐𐫇𐫗𐫅 (yʾkwnd /yākund/) unknown to Ačaṙyan.
See also եաղութ (eałutʿ).
Noun
յակինթ • (yakintʿ)
- a certain kind of precious stone
- (as an adjective) made of this precious stone
- hyacinth (flower)
Declension
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | յակինթ (yakintʿ) | յակինթք (yakintʿkʿ) | |
| genitive | յակնթի (yakntʿi) | յակնթաց (yakntʿacʿ) | |
| dative | յակնթի (yakntʿi) | յակնթաց (yakntʿacʿ) | |
| accusative | յակինթ (yakintʿ) | յակինթս (yakintʿs) | |
| ablative | յակնթէ (yakntʿē) | յակնթաց (yakntʿacʿ) | |
| instrumental | յակնթաւ (yakntʿaw) | յակնթաւք = յակնթօք (yakntʿawkʿ = yakntʿōkʿ) | |
| locative | յակնթի (yakntʿi) | յակինթս (yakintʿs) | |
| claimed by NHB without attestation | |||
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | յակինթ (yakintʿ) | յակինթք (yakintʿkʿ) | |
| genitive | յակնթի (yakntʿi) | յակնթից (yakntʿicʿ) | |
| dative | յակնթի (yakntʿi) | յակնթից (yakntʿicʿ) | |
| accusative | յակինթ (yakintʿ) | յակինթս (yakintʿs) | |
| ablative | յակնթէ (yakntʿē) | յակնթից (yakntʿicʿ) | |
| instrumental | յակնթիւ (yakntʿiw) | յակնթիւք (yakntʿiwkʿ) | |
| locative | յակնթի (yakntʿi) | յակինթս (yakintʿs) | |
| post-classical | |||
Derived terms
- յակնթակ (yakntʿak)
- յակնթակապ (yakntʿakap)
- յակնթապաճոյճ (yakntʿapačoyč)
- յակնթեայ (yakntʿeay)
Descendants
- Middle Armenian: յակինթ (yakintʿ)
- → Armenian: հակինթ (hakintʿ)
- → Georgian: იაკინთი (iaḳinti)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “յակինթ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “յակինթ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Łazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000), “յակինթ”, in Tʿosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “յակինթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press