նուշ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian նուշ (nuš).

Pronunciation

Noun

նուշ • (nuš)

  1. almond (nut)
    Synonym: (dialectal) բադամ (badam)

Declension

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

Borrowed from the unattested Hurro-Urartian source underlying Akkadian 𒉡𒍑𒄷 (nu-uš-ḫu /⁠nušḫu⁠/, probably almond), wherein -ḫu reflects a Hurrian suffix also seen in Akkadian 𒌑𒀭𒈾𒉌𒄷 (/⁠ananīḫu⁠/), Old Armenian անանուխ (ananux).[1][2][3]

Noun

նուշ • (nuš)

  1. almond (nut)
    դառն նուշdaṙn nušacorn
    • 5th century, Agatʿangełos, Patmutʿiwn Hayocʿ [History of the Armenians] 644:[4][5]
      Սոյնպէս կիտրոնն եւ ապաբաղսամոնն եւ դափնին եւ ձիթենին գեղեցիկ եւ սերկեւիլն եւ մուրտն եւ ընկոյզն եւ նուշն եւ քնարուկն եւ հաճարուկն եւ թութն եւ նուռնն եւ հոյնն:
      Soynpēs kitronn ew apabałsamonn ew dapʿnin ew jitʿenin gełecʿik ew serkewiln ew murtn ew ənkoyzn ew nušn ew kʿnarukn ew hačarukn ew tʿutʿn ew nuṙnn ew hoynn:
      • Translation by Robert W. Thomson
        Likewise the lemon and balsamon, and laurel and beautiful olive tree, and quince and myrtle, and nut and almond, and lotus and holly, and mulberry and pomegranate and cornel tree.

Declension

Derived terms

  • նշաձէթ (nšajētʿ)
  • նշատերեւ (nšaterew)
  • նշենի (nšeni)
  • նշի (nši)
  • նշուտ (nšut)

Descendants

  • Armenian: նուշ (nuš)
    • Udi: нуш (nuš)
  • Old Georgian: ნუში (nuši)

References

  1. Mkrtčjan, N. A. (1988), “Уточнение аккадских названий растений по данным армянского языка [Some Akkadian Plant-Names in the Light of Armenian Data]”, in Древний Восток (in Russian), issue 5, Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 196–197
  2. Mkrtčʿyan, Nerses (2004), “Banasirakan čšgrtumner ew lracʿumner [Philological Corrections and Additions]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal] (in Armenian), issue 3, pages 181–182
  3. Mkrtčjan, N. A. (2005) Семитские языки и армянский [Semitic Languages and Armenian] (in Russian), Yerevan: Drazark, →ISBN, pages 280–281
  4. Agatʿangełos (1909), G. Tēr-Mkrtčʿean and St. Kanayeancʿ, editors, Patmutʿiwn Hayocʿ [History of Armenia] (Patmagirkʿ hayocʿ; I.2), Tiflis: Aragatip Mnacʿakan Martiroseancʿi, page 330
  5. Thomson, Robert W. (2001) The teaching of Saint Gregory (Avant: Treasures of the Armenian Christian Tradition; 1), revised edition, New Rochelle, New York: St. Nersess Armenian Seminary, page 206

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