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Old Armenian
Etymology
From հին (hin) + -ա- (-a-) + խօսիմ (xōsim). Probably a calque of Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογία (arkhaiología, “antiquarian lore, ancient legends, history”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “primal, old, ancient”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, study”).
Adjective
հնախօս • (hnaxōs)
- telling or writing about antiquities
Declension
Noun
հնախօս • (hnaxōs)
- someone telling or writing about antiquities
Declension
Derived terms
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References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հնախօս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հնախօս”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy