միեղջիւր

• միեղջերու (miełǰeru)

From մի (mi) +‎ եղջիւր (ełǰiwr). Calque of Ancient Greek μονόκερως (monókerōs).

միեղջիւր • (miełǰiwr)

1. unicorn
   • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).25.1:[1]

     Բարոյախաւսն ասէ զմիեղջիւրէ [translating μονόκερως (monókerōs)], թէ այնպիսի բարք ունի. փոքր է նման ուլոյ եւ սաստիկ է գազան յոյժ, եւ մի եղջիւր է ի գլուխն։

     Baroyaxawsn asē zmiełǰiwrē [translating μονόκερως (monókerōs)], tʻē aynpisi barkʻ uni. pʻokʻr ē nman uloy ew sastik ē gazan yoyž, ew mi ełǰiwr ē i gluxn.

     • Translation by Gohar Muradyan

       Physiologus says about the unicorn that it has the following nature: it is small as a kid and the beast is exceedingly fierce; and it has one horn on the head.

   • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).25.5:[1]

     Մի եղջիւր միեղջիւրուն [translating μονόκερως (monókerōs)]

     Mi ełǰiwr miełǰiwrun [translating μονόκερως (monókerōs)]

     • Translation by Gohar Muradyan

       The unicorn has one horn

• → Armenian: միեղջյուր (mieġǰyur) (learned)

• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “միեղջիւր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awgerean, Mkrtičʻ, Čēlalean, Grigor (1865) “միեղջերու”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837) “միեղջիւր”, in Baṙgirkʻ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan [Armenian–Italian Dictionary], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “միեղջերու”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy