պրտու
Armenian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian պրտու (prtu).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [pəɾˈtu]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [bəɾˈdu]
Noun
պրտու • (prtu)
- papyrus, paper reed, Cyperus papyrus (an aquatic flowering plant of the sedge family)
- Synonym: պապիրուս (papirus)
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | պրտու (prtu) | պրտուներ (prtuner) | ||
| dative | պրտուի (prtui) | պրտուների (prtuneri) | ||
| ablative | պրտուից (prtuicʿ) | պրտուներից (prtunericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | պրտուով (prtuov) | պրտուներով (prtunerov) | ||
| locative | պրտուում (prtuum) | պրտուներում (prtunerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | պրտուն (prtun) | պրտուները/պրտուներն (prtunerə/prtunern) | ||
| dative | պրտուին (prtuin) | պրտուներին (prtunerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | պրտուս (prtus) | պրտուներս (prtuners) | ||
| dative | պրտուիս (prtuis) | պրտուներիս (prtuneris) | ||
| ablative | պրտուիցս (prtuicʿs) | պրտուներիցս (prtunericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | պրտուովս (prtuovs) | պրտուներովս (prtunerovs) | ||
| locative | պրտուումս (prtuums) | պրտուներումս (prtunerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | պրտուդ (prtud) | պրտուներդ (prtunerd) | ||
| dative | պրտուիդ (prtuid) | պրտուներիդ (prtunerid) | ||
| ablative | պրտուիցդ (prtuicʿd) | պրտուներիցդ (prtunericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | պրտուովդ (prtuovd) | պրտուներովդ (prtunerovd) | ||
| locative | պրտուումդ (prtuumd) | պրտուներումդ (prtunerumd) | ||
Further reading
- Łazaryan, Ṙ. S. (1981), “պրտու”, in Busanunneri hayeren-latineren-ṙuseren-angleren-franseren-germaneren baṙaran [Armenian–Latin–Russian–English–French–German Dictionary of Plant Names], Yerevan: University Press, § 977, page 78
Old Armenian
Etymology
The origin is uncertain. Since Gēorg Dpir usually connected with Arabic بُرْدِيّ (burdiyy), but a direct borrowing from the Arabic is neither chronologically nor phonologically possible. Closely related to Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܦܪܬܘܟ (pirtūk, “rush, reed”), Northern Kurdish pirtûk, Central Kurdish پەرتووک (pertûk), Zazaki pîrtok (“book”).
Noun
պրտու • (prtu)
- papyrus, paper reed, Cyperus papyrus (an aquatic flowering plant of the sedge family)
- 5th century, Bible, Job 8.11:[1]
- Մի թե կանաչանա՞յ պրտու առանց ջրոյ․ կամ բարձրանայցէ՞ կնիւն առանց ըմպելոյ։
- Mi tʿe kanačʿana?y prtu aṙancʿ ǰroy; kam barjranaycʿē? kniwn aṙancʿ əmpeloy.
- Translation by Claude E. Cox
- "Does papyrus green without water, or will sedge become tall without drinking?"
- Մի թե կանաչանա՞յ պրտու առանց ջրոյ․ կամ բարձրանայցէ՞ կնիւն առանց ըմպելոյ։
Usage notes
In Job, translates Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).
Declension
o-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | պրտու (prtu) | պրտուք (prtukʿ) | |
| genitive | պրտուոյ (prtuoy) | պրտուոց (prtuocʿ) | |
| dative | պրտուոյ (prtuoy) | պրտուոց (prtuocʿ) | |
| accusative | պրտու (prtu) | պրտուս (prtus) | |
| ablative | պրտուոյ (prtuoy) | պրտուոց (prtuocʿ) | |
| instrumental | պրտուով (prtuov) | պրտուովք (prtuovkʿ) | |
| locative | պրտու (prtu) | պրտուս (prtus) | |
| a genitive singular պրտուի (prtui) is also attested | |||
Derived terms
- պրտուամած (prtuamac)
- պրտուեայ (prtueay)
- պրտուեան (prtuean)
- պրտուեղէն (prtuełēn)
Descendants
- → Armenian: պրտու (prtu)
References
- Cox, Claude E. (2006) Armenian Job: reconstructed Greek text, critical edition of the Armenian with English translation (Hebrew University Armenian studies; 8), Leuven – Paris – Dudley, MA: Peeters, page 89
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “պրտու”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 116b
- Ališan, Łewond (1895), “պրտու”, in Haybusak kam haykakan busabaṙutʿiwn [Armenian Botany] (in Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, § 2620, page 542
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1837), “պրտու”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 667a
- Palatecʿi, Gēorg Dpir (1829) Baṙaran Parskerēn əst kargi haykakan aybubenicʿ [Persian Dictionary in the Order of the Armenian Alphabet] (in Armenian), Constantinople: Boghos Arabian Press, page 713b
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “պրտու”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 647a
- Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 937
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “պրտու”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 619