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Old Armenian
Etymology
քար (kʻar) + անձաւ (anjaw)
Noun
քարանձաւ • (kʻaranjaw)
- grotto, cave, cavern
5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries,
Baroyaxōs Earliest recension (TR).22.3–4:
[1]- Բարոյախաւսն ասէ․ զանգեղէ, թէ ի բարձուանդակի եւ ի կարկառս եւ ի քարանձաւս եւ ի կատարս լերանց բնակէ․ եւ յորժամ կամեսցի, երթայ ի հնդիկս եւ առնու զակն դիւրածին․ եւ ակն այն ընկուզազարդ է բոլորակ։
- Baroyaxawsn asē; zangełē, tʻē i barjuandaki ew i karkaṙs ew i kʻaranjaws ew i katars lerancʻ bnakē; ew yoržam kamescʻi, ertʻay i hndiks ew aṙnu zakn diwracin; ew akn ayn ənkuzazard ē bolorak.
- Translation by Gohar Muradyan
- Physiologus says about the vulture that it dwells in the heights and on heaps of stones and in the caves and on the summits of mountains. And when it wishes, it goes to India and takes the stone that aids in childbirth; that stone is round in the shape of a nut.
- sharp rock, steep rock, crag
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 124, 155
Further reading
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քարանձաւ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քարանձաւ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy