մշուշ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Armenian մշուշ (mšuš).

Pronunciation

Noun

մշուշ (mšuš)

  1. fog

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Middle Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The origin is unknown. Ačaṙyan compares to Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܡܝܫ (miš, fog, mist), Akkadian 𒈪 (/⁠mūšu⁠/, night), 𒈬𒅆𒅖 (/⁠mūšiš⁠/, at night, literally as night, to be like darkness, obscuring of light or vision), Arabic مَسَاء (masāʔ, evening).

Noun

մշուշ (mšuš)

  1. fog

Descendants

  • Armenian: մշուշ (mšuš)

References

  • Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S., Avetisyan, H. M. (2009) “մշուշ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մշուշ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 471