նուիրակ
Old Armenian
Etymology 1
The basic meaning is “announcer”, from Middle Iranian *nivēδāk, an agent noun from *ni-waid-, from *ni- (“down”) + *waid- (“to know”); see the latter for more. For the suffix see -ակ (-ak).
Noun
նուիրակ • (nuirak)
- the title of various officials, whose duties include announcing, declaring or notifying, namely
- an official attending the king or a lord, who clears his away and announces his arrival
- usher at a royal court
- envoy, delegate, messenger
- (ecclesiastical) legate of the catholicos; nuncio
Declension
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | նուիրակ (nuirak) | նուիրակք (nuirakkʿ) | |
| genitive | նուիրակի (nuiraki) | նուիրակաց (nuirakacʿ) | |
| dative | նուիրակի (nuiraki) | նուիրակաց (nuirakacʿ) | |
| accusative | նուիրակ (nuirak) | նուիրակս (nuiraks) | |
| ablative | նուիրակէ (nuirakē) | նուիրակաց (nuirakacʿ) | |
| instrumental | նուիրակաւ (nuirakaw) | նուիրակաւք = նուիրակօք (nuirakawkʿ = nuirakōkʿ) | |
| locative | նուիրակի (nuiraki) | նուիրակս (nuiraks) |
Derived terms
- նուիրակապետ (nuirakapet), նուիրապետ (nuirapet)
- նուիրապետական (nuirapetakan)
Related terms
- նուէր (nuēr)
Descendants
- Armenian: նվիրակ (nvirak)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “նուիրակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1837), “նուիրակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 451ab
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “նուիրակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 470–471
- Асатрян, Г. С. (2013), “Парфянское gōsān [Parthian gōsān]”, in С. Р. Тохтасьев, П. Б. Лурье, editors, Commentationes Iranicae. Сборник статей к 90-летию Владимира Ароновича Лившица (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Nestor-Istoriya, →ISBN, page 103 of 102–105
Etymology 2
նուէր (nuēr) + -ակ (-ak)
Noun
նուիրակ • (nuirak)
- libation bowl
Declension
unknown type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | նուիրակ (nuirak) | նուիրակք (nuirakkʿ) | |
| genitive | ? (?) | ? (?) | |
| dative | ? (?) | ? (?) | |
| accusative | նուիրակ (nuirak) | նուիրակս (nuiraks) | |
| ablative | ? (?) | ? (?) | |
| instrumental | ? (?) | ? (?) | |
| locative | ? (?) | նուիրակս (nuiraks) | |
| the oblique cases are not attested | |||
Synonyms
- նուիրանոց (nuiranocʿ)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “նուիրակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1837), “նուիրակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 451b
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “նուէր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 469b