արտի

Old Armenian

Etymology

Probably from արտ (art, “field”) +‎ -ի (-i), literally meaning “wild, undomesticated”.

Noun

արտի • (arti)

wild sheep
- c. 600 CE – c. 670 CE, Anania Širakacʿi, Ašxarhacʿoycʿ [Geography] :
  Ունի լերինս մեծս երիս․ ունի երէս, եղջերու, այծ եւ քաղս, առն եւ արտի, վիթ, եւ կըկիթ եւ խոզ․ […]
  Uni lerins mecs eris; uni erēs, ełǰeru, ayc ew kʿałs, aṙn ew arti, vitʿ, ew kəkitʿ ew xoz; […]

Derived terms

արտիկ (artik)

References

Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “arti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 147
Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “արտի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

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