հերիւն

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Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *per- +‎ -իւն (-iwn). Cognate with Ancient Greek πείρω (peírō), περόνη (perónē).

Noun

հերիւն (heriwn)

  1. bodkin; awl, pricker

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: հերյուն (heryun)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հերիւն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հերիւն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “հերիւն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press