դափնի

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian դափնի (dapʿni).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [dɑpʰˈni]
  • Hyphenation: դափ‧նի
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Noun

դափնի (dapʿni)

  1. laurel

Declension

Derived terms

  • դափնեվարդ (dapʿnevard)

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • դաբնի (dabni), դափնէ (dapʿnē), դափնիդ (dapʿnid), դաբնիդ (dabnid), դաբնիա (dabnia), դաբնիդայ (dabniday), դաբնիդեայ (dabnideay), դափնիտեայ (dapʿniteay), դաբնընդեմ (dabnəndem)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δαφνίς (daphnís, bayberry; bay-tree), genitive δαφνίδος (daphnídos), whence the form դափնիդ (dapʿnid). The form դափնէ (dapʿnē) is from δάφνη (dáphnē). The spellings with -բ- (-b-) are a result of post-classical transliteration.[1][2]

Noun

դափնի (dapʿni)

  1. laurel, Laurus (shrub)
    Synonyms: սարդի (sardi), սարդիատունկ (sardiatunk)

Declension

Derived terms

  • դաբնային (dabnayin)

Descendants

References

  1. Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 345
  2. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), դափնի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 643a

Further reading

  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), դաբնի”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), դաբնի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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