շիրիմ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian շիրիմ (širim).

Pronunciation

Noun

շիրիմ • (širim)

  1. tomb, sepulchre
  2. tombstone

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. The original meaning must have been “stone”; compare the Kartvelian borrowings.

Noun

շիրիմ • (širim)

  1. tomb, sepulchre; tombstone
    շիրիմքširimkʻcemetery
    մարմնածախ շիրիմmarmnacax širimsarcophagus
    շիրիմ հոյակապširim hoyakapmausoleum
    շիրիմ դատարկširim datarkcenotaph

Declension

Derived terms

  • շիրմակից (širmakicʻ)
  • շիրմաւոր (širmawor)

Descendants

  • Armenian: շիրիմ (širim)
  • Georgian: შირიმი (širimi)
  • Laz: შირიმი (şirimi)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “շիրիմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “շիրիմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “շիրիմ”, 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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