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աղբիւր

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The older form is աղբեւր (ałbewr), by dissimilation from *արբեւր (*arbewr), by adding a prothetic vowel to *րբեւր (*rbewr), by regular metathesis from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₁wr̥ .[1][2][3]

Noun

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աղբիւր (ałbiwr)

  1. fountain, spring
  2. (figuratively) origin, source

Usage notes

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The word has three combining forms: the oldest աղբեր- (ałber-) and later աղբիւր- (ałbiwr-) with աղբեւր- (ałbewr-).

Declension

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r/ł-type
singular plural
nominative աղբիւր (ałbiwr) աղբերք (ałberkʻ)
genitive աղբեր (ałber) աղբերց, աղբերաց (ałbercʻ, ałberacʻ)
dative աղբեր (ałber) աղբերց, աղբերաց (ałbercʻ, ałberacʻ)
accusative աղբիւր (ałbiwr) աղբերս (ałbers)
ablative աղբերէ (ałberē) աղբերց, աղբերաց (ałbercʻ, ałberacʻ)
instrumental աղբերբ (ałberb) աղբերբք, աղբերաւք = աղբերօք (ałberbkʻ, ałberawkʻ = ałberōkʻ)
locative աղբեր (ałber) աղբերս (ałbers)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: աղբյուր (aġbyur)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 34
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աղբիւր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  3. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “aɫbewr”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 32

Further reading

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  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աղբիւր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աղբիւր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy