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Old Armenian
Etymology
Inherited from a zero-grade derivative of *preḱ- (“to ask”), perhaps *pr̥ḱneh₂ or *pr̥ḱōn or *pr̥ḱ-m̥ (accusative singular) with a sense development ‘a requested female’ → ‘bride’. Among the cognates compare especially Latin procus (“suitor, wooer”) and Lithuanian pir̃šti (“to arrange a marriage”). Related to Old Armenian հարցանեմ (harcʻanem, “to ask”).
Noun
հարսն • (harsn)
- bride
- խօսիլ հարսն ― xōsil harsn ― to betroth, to affiance
- daughter-in-law
- (mythology) nymph
- յաւերժ հարսն ― yawerž harsn ― nymph
- հարսնսունք լեռնայինք ― harsnsunkʻ leṙnayinkʻ ― oreads, mountain nymphs
Usage notes
This word has two combining forms: հարսն- (harsn-) and հարսան- (harsan-).
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References
- ^ Viredaz, Rémy (2005) “Notes on Armenian historical phonology I”, in Annual of Armenian linguistics, numbers 24-25, page 98 of 85–103
- ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (2017) “Part 9: Armenian”, in Kapović, Mate, editor, The Indo-European Languages (Routledge Language Family Series), 2nd edition, London, New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 436
- ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 125
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “հարսն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հարսն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 76
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 396
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հարսն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy