ոսկեքար

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Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian ոսկեքար (oskekʻar).

Pronunciation

Noun

ոսկեքար (oskekʻar)

  1. (literary) chrysolite

Usage notes

Usually found in modern Armenian translations of Old Armenian works where this word is attested. Also sometimes encountered in poetry.

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From ոսկի (oski) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ քար (kʻar). Calque of Ancient Greek χρυσόλιθος (khrusólithos).

Noun

ոսկեքար (oskekʻar)

  1. chrysolite
    Synonym: ոսկեակն (oskeakn)
    • 5th century, Bible, Ezekiel 28.13:
      զմեղեսիկն, զոսկեքարն, զբիւրեղն, զեղնգնաքարն
      [] zmełesikn, zoskekʻarn, zbiwrełn, zełngnakʻarn
      • Translation by Brenton Septuagint Translation
        and amethyst, and chrysolite, and beryl, and onyx
    • 5th century, Bible, Revelation 21.20:
      եւթներորդն` ոսկեքար
      [] ewtʻnerordn` oskekʻar []
      the seventh, chrysolite

Descendants

  • Armenian: ոսկեքար (oskekʻar) (learned)

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ոսկեքար”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ոսկեքար”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy