սանդ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian սանդ (sand).

Pronunciation

Noun

սանդ • (sand)

  1. mortar

Declension

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • սանտ (sant)

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

According to Jahukyan, an Iranian borrowing: compare Persian سندان (sendân, anvil).[1] On the other hand, Greppin and Starostin reckon this term is akin to Lezghian: compare Lezgi сунт (sunt, chisel), Rutul сант (sant, hammer), Tsakhur сант (sant, mason's hammer).[2][3]

Noun

սանդ • (sand)

  1. pounding-mortar

Declension

Derived terms

  • սանդահարեմ (sandaharem)
  • սանդատոռն (sandatoṙn)
  • սանդիտոռն (sanditoṙn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: սանդ (sand)

References

  1. J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1995) “Hay-iranakan lezvakan zugadipumner [Armenian–Iranian Lingual Parallels]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal] (in Armenian), number 2, pages 183–186
  2. Greppin, John A. C. (2010) “Urartian Sibilants in Armenian”, in Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences, volume 4, number 1, page 180b of 179–182
  3. Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*s_antɨ̆”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “սանդ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “սանդ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “սանդ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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