մշուշ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Armenian մշուշ (mšuš).

Pronunciation

Noun

մշուշ (mšuš)

  1. fog

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative մշուշ (mšuš) մշուշներ (mšušner)
dative մշուշի (mšuši) մշուշների (mšušneri)
ablative մշուշից (mšušicʻ) մշուշներից (mšušnericʻ)
instrumental մշուշով (mšušov) մշուշներով (mšušnerov)
locative մշուշում (mšušum) մշուշներում (mšušnerum)
definite forms
nominative մշուշը/մշուշն (mšušə/mšušn) մշուշները/մշուշներն (mšušnerə/mšušnern)
dative մշուշին (mšušin) մշուշներին (mšušnerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative մշուշս (mšušs) մշուշներս (mšušners)
dative մշուշիս (mšušis) մշուշներիս (mšušneris)
ablative մշուշիցս (mšušicʻs) մշուշներիցս (mšušnericʻs)
instrumental մշուշովս (mšušovs) մշուշներովս (mšušnerovs)
locative մշուշումս (mšušums) մշուշներումս (mšušnerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative մշուշդ (mšušd) մշուշներդ (mšušnerd)
dative մշուշիդ (mšušid) մշուշներիդ (mšušnerid)
ablative մշուշիցդ (mšušicʻd) մշուշներիցդ (mšušnericʻd)
instrumental մշուշովդ (mšušovd) մշուշներովդ (mšušnerovd)
locative մշուշումդ (mšušumd) մշուշներումդ (mšušnerumd)

Synonyms

Derived terms

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, Ṙuben, Avetisyan, Henrik (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