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Old Armenian
- իքնիմոն (ikʻnimon) — variant reading
Etymology
Transliteration of Ancient Greek ἰχνεύμων (ikhneúmōn). Attested only in the Physiologus, translating that Greek word. Glossed with Armenian հետահան (hetahan).
Noun
ինքնիմոն • (inkʻnimon)
- ichneumon, Herpestes ichneumon
5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries,
Baroyaxōs Earliest recension (
TR).29.1:
[1]- Է երէ ինչ, որ կոչի ինքնիմոն (var. իքնիմոն), որ թարգմանի հետահան․ թշնամի է վիշապի, թէպէտ եւ սաստիկ իցէ վիշապս։
- Ē erē inčʻ, or kočʻi inkʻnimon (var. ikʻnimon), or tʻargmani hetahan; tʻšnami ē višapi, tʻēpēt ew sastik icʻē višaps.
- Translation by Gohar Muradyan
- There is an animal called ichneumon which is translated "tracer." It is the enemy of the dragon, although the dragon is fierce.
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 59, 132–133, 159