نعلبکی

نعلبکی

Persian

Alternative forms

• نلبکی‎ (nalbaki)

Etymology

According to Périkhanian, derived by metathesis from Middle Iranian *rambakīk, a diminutive formation from *rambak attested as Aramaic 𐡓𐡌𐡁𐡊‎ (rmbk /*rambak/, “possibly bowl”) in an inscription on a bowl discovered in Armenia. The spelling نعلبکی (na'lbaki) is then secondary to نلبکی‎ (nalbaki), influenced by نعل‎ (na'l).

Noun

نعلبکی • (na'lbaki)

1. saucer (small dish)

Descendants

• → Armenian: նալբաք (nalbakʿ), նալբաքի (nalbakʿi)
• → Avar: на́лбек (nálbek)
• → Azerbaijani: nəlbəki, ləmbəki
  • → Georgian: ლამბაქი (lambaki), ნალბაქი (nalbaki)
  • → Udi: лаьмбаькуь (lämbäkü), лаьмбаьку (lämbäku)

References

• Периханян, А. Г. (1971), “Арамейская надпись на серебряной чаше из Сисиана [Aramaeic Inscription on a Silver Cup from Sissian]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal]‎ (in Russian), issue III, Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 80–81