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Old Armenian
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܣܪܝܩܐ (sərīqā, “idle fellow, bum”),[1][2] which is related to Aramaic רֵיקָא (rēqā).
Noun
սրիկայ • (srikay)
- useless person; bum; brigand
Declension
Descendants
- → Armenian: սրիկա (srika)
References
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “Haykakankʻ (Armeniaca)”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 668
- ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 479
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “սրիկայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 283a
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “սրիկայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- “sryq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “սրիկայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy