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Old Armenian
Etymology
պոռնիկ (poṙnik) + -ութիւն (-utʻiwn)
Noun
պոռնկութիւն • (poṙnkutʻiwn)
- fornication, prostitution, whoredom, harlotry
- Synonym: բոզութիւն (bozutʻiwn)
5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries,
Baroyaxōs Earliest recension (
TR).5.8:
- 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
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. (1837) “պոռնկութիւն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 659b
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “պոռնկութիւն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 617a