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Old Armenian
Etymology
From շուն (šun, “dog; adulterer”) + -ութիւն (-utʻiwn).
Noun
շնութիւն • (šnutʻiwn)
- canine nature
- adultery, fornication
5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries,
Baroyaxōs Earliest recension (
TR).5.8:
[1]- Խոկալով ի գործս բարութեան, չկարացին հանել ի գլուխ վասն արծաթսիրութեան կամ ամբարհաւաճութեան կամ շնութեան, պոռնկութեան եւ կամ վասն զաւշաքաղութեան կամ վասն այլ իրիք
- Xokalov i gorcs barutʻean, čʻkaracʻin hanel i glux vasn arcatʻsirutʻean kam ambarhawačutʻean kam šnutʻean, poṙnkutʻean ew kam vasn zawšakʻałutʻean kam vasn ayl irikʻ
- Translation by Gohar Muradyan
- Thinking of good deeds, they did not persevere to the end because of love of money or arrogance, or adultery, fornication or because of avarice or some other thing
- (figuratively) idolatry
Declension
Descendants
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 94, 144
Further reading
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “շնութիւն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “շնութիւն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy