շուկայ

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Old Armenian

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܫܘܩܐ (šūqā’).

Noun

շուկայ (šukay)

  1. street
  2. square, plaza, forum
  3. market, bazaar

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: շուկա (šuka)
  • Georgian: შუკა (šuḳa)
  • Mingrelian: შუკა (šuḳa)

References

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