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Old Armenian
Etymology
From քար (kʻar, “stone”) + -ա- (-a-) + մանեմ (manem, “to spin”). The stone was placed on top of the tool to assist rotation.
Noun
քարաման • (kʻaraman)
- a cross-shaped instrument for spinning wool
Declension
Descendants
- Armenian: քարման (kʻarman)
- → Cappadocian Greek: καρμάνα (karmána)
- → Ottoman Turkish: كرمان (kerman, kirman)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “քարաման”, 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 560b
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քարաման”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քարաման”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy