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աղաւնի

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Armenian *aławun +‎ (-i). Further origin is uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (white). Alternatively, according to Martirosyan probably a borrowing from a Mediterranean substrate word of the form *pl̥h₂-bʰ-ōn, reflected also in Latin palumbēs, palumbus. See also սալամբ (salamb).

Noun

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աղաւնի (aławni)

  1. dove, pigeon
    վայրի աղաւնիvayri aławnistock-dove, wood-pigeon, wild pigeon

Usage notes

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  • This is the only Old Armenian word in which the diphthong աւ (aw) did not turn into օ (ō) before a consonant. This is probably because the word was pronounced *aɫawəni.
  • The word has two combining forms: աղաւնե- (aławne-) and աղաւնա- (aławna-).

Declension

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o-a-type
singular plural
nominative աղաւնի (aławni) աղաւնիք (aławnikʻ)
genitive աղաւնոյ (aławnoy) աղաւնեաց (aławneacʻ)
dative աղաւնոյ (aławnoy) աղաւնեաց (aławneacʻ)
accusative աղաւնի (aławni) աղաւնիս (aławnis)
ablative աղաւնոյ (aławnoy) աղաւնեաց (aławneacʻ)
instrumental աղաւնեաւ (aławneaw) աղաւնեաւք = աղաւնեօք (aławneawkʻ = aławneōkʻ)
locative աղաւնի (aławni) աղաւնիս (aławnis)
o-a-type
singular plural
nominative աղաւնի (aławni) աղաւնիք (aławnikʻ)
genitive աղաւնւոյ (aławnwoy) աղաւնեաց (aławneacʻ)
dative աղաւնւոյ (aławnwoy) աղաւնեաց (aławneacʻ)
accusative աղաւնի (aławni) աղաւնիս (aławnis)
ablative աղաւնւոյ (aławnwoy) աղաւնեաց (aławneacʻ)
instrumental աղաւնեաւ (aławneaw) աղաւնեաւք = աղաւնեօք (aławneawkʻ = aławneōkʻ)
locative աղաւնի (aławni) աղաւնիս (aławnis)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: աղավնի (aġavni), աղունիկ (aġunik)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աղաւնի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աղաւնի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աղաւնի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “aɫawni”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 29