бӕгъӕмсар
Ossetian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Equivalent to бӕгънӕ́г (bæǧnǽg, “naked”) + сӕр (sær, “head”). According to Abaev, the compound is already of Old Iranian period: *magna-sara- or *magna-sāra-. For the constituents see *nagnás and *ćŕ̥Has. Middle Armenian Մանկասար (Mankasar) may be related.
Adjective
[edit]бӕгъӕ́мсар • (bæǧǽmsar)
References
[edit]- Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “бӕгъӕмсар”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
- Abajev, V. I. (1958) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 246
- Abajev, V. I. (1949) Осетинский язык и фольклор I [Ossetian Language and Folklore I][1] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 29