զմռնիտեան քար

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Old Armenian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σμυρνίτης / σμιρίτης / σμυρίτης λίθος (smurnítēs / smirítēs / smurítēs líthos, emery, smyrite stone), from σμύρις (smúris). զմռնիտեան (zmṙnitean) is formed as unattested *զմռնիտ (*zmṙnit) +‎ -եան (-ean).

Noun

զմռնիտեան քար (zmṙnitean kʻar)

  1. emery, smyrite stone
    • 13th century, Yovhannēs Vanakan Vardapet Tawušecʻi, Meknutʻiwn grocʻn Yobay  :[1]
      Ասէ զկապ եւ զյօդ նորա քար զմռնիտեան, զի քարդ այդ խստագոյն է քան զամենայն քար
      Asē zkap ew zyōd nora kʻar zmṙnitean, zi kʻard ayd xstagoyn ē kʻan zamenayn kʻar

Descendants

  • Armenian: զմռնիտ (zmṙnit)

References

  1. ^ Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “զմռնիտեան քար”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 739b

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “զմռնիտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 100–101
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 349
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “զմռնիտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy