գուբ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian գուբ (gub).

Pronunciation

Noun

գուբ • (gub)

  1. deep hole, pit
  2. a deep cemented pit in a winepress into which the juice of pressed vine is poured
  3. puddle
  4. trough-shaped vessel for storing water
  5. grave pit
  6. (figuratively) difficult situation

Declension

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գուբ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “գուբ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܓܘܒ (gubb), ܓܘܒܐ (gubbā, pit, hole, well, prison).

Noun

գուբ • (gub)

  1. pit, hole, ditch, hollow
  2. well, cistern
  3. abyss
  4. subterranean place
  5. cell of a honeycomb
  6. pipe, tube, conduit

Declension

Derived terms

  • գբացի (gbacʻi)
  • գբեցի (gbecʻi)
  • զազրագուբ (zazragub)
  • կրագուբ (kragub)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գուբ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գուբ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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