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Old Armenian
Etymology
բուն (bun) + -ութիւն (-utʻiwn)
Noun
բնութիւն • (bnutʻiwn)
- nature; essence, substance
- հատուցանել զհարկ բնութեան ― hatucʻanel zhark bnutʻean ― to pay the tribute of nature
- բնութեամբ ― bnutʻeamb ― naturally; really, truly; physically
5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries,
Baroyaxōs Earliest recension (
TR).1.1–3:
[1]- Որպէս բարոյախաւսն ասէ, յորժամ ծերասցի եւ վատիցի յերկոցունց աչացն, եւ չկարէ տեսանել զլոյսն արեգական, զի՞նչ հնարեսցի իւր գեղեցիկ բնութեամբ։
- Orpēs baroyaxawsn asē, yoržam cerascʻi ew vaticʻi yerkocʻuncʻ ačʻacʻn, ew čʻkarē tesanel zloysn aregakan, zi?nčʻ hnarescʻi iwr gełecʻik bnutʻeamb.
- Translation by Gohar Muradyan
- As Physiologus says, When it grows old and becomes weak in both eyes and cannot see the sunlight, to what trick does it resort by its nice nature?
- being, entity, creature
- ստուեր է եւ ոչ բնութիւն ինչ ― stuer ē ew očʻ bnutʻiwn inčʻ ― it is a shadow and not a substance
- սամենայն բնութիւն գազանաց եւ թռչնոց ― samenayn bnutʻiwn gazanacʻ ew tʻṙčʻnocʻ ― all kinds of flesh and fowl
- դղորդին արարածոց բնութիւնք ― dłordin araracocʻ bnutʻiwnkʻ ― all nature is in commotion or confounded
- (in the plural) the elements
- disposition, constitution, temper; humour, inclination, genius
- մի՛ թէ յիւրմէ՞ բնութենէ եդ զբանն ― mí tʻē yiwrmē? bnutʻenē ed zbann ― did he say it out of his own head?
- birth, naturalism
- են սոքա բնութեամբ գերմանացի ― en sokʻa bnutʻeamb germanacʻi ― these are by origin Germans
- person, hypostasis
- բնութեամբ ― bnutʻeamb ― personally, hypostatically
- quality, manner
- sex
Declension
Descendants
References
- ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6), Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 86, 141
Further reading
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “բնութիւն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 499bc
- J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837) “բնութիւն”, in Baṙgirkʻ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan [Armenian–Italian Dictionary], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 352bc
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բնութիւն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 104a