շիւան
Middle Armenian
Etymology
From Persian شيون (šīvan, “lamentation”).
Noun
շիւան • (šiwan)
- lamentation
Descendants
- Armenian: շիվան (šivan)
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “շիւան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 521b
- Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 214
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “շիւանք”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Łazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), “շիւան”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 596b
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “շիւանք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy