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Old Armenian
Etymology
հետ (het) + -ա- (-a-) + հանեմ (hanem)
Adjective
հետահան • (hetahan)
- that traces, tracks
5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries,
Baroyaxōs Earliest recension (
TR).29.1:
[1]- Է երէ ինչ, որ կոչի ինքնիմոն, որ թարգմանի հետահան․ թշնամի է վիշապի, թէպէտ եւ սաստիկ իցէ վիշապս։
- Ē erē inčʻ, or kočʻi inkʻnimon, 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.
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 132–133, 159
Further reading
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հետահան”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հետահան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy