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աւթողոփոս

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Attested only in the Physiologus, transliterating Ancient Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops), mistakenly reading αν- (an-) as αυ- (au-). Attested with numerous corrupted variant readings.

Noun

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աւթողոփոս (awtʻołopʻos)

  1. antelope (legendary creature)
    Synonym: սղոցեղջիւր (słocʻełǰiwr)
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).3.1–4:[1][2]
      Է երէ ինչ, որ կոչի աւթողոփոս (var. թողոքայ, թոզռիայ, աթողփողք, ութողփոքր)․ գազան սաստիկ էրէ․ մինչ որսորդաց չէ հնար զնա ի բուռն արկանել։ Եղջիւրս ունի երկայնս եւ սղոցաձեւս, մինչեւ զծառս մեծամեծս եւ բարձունս սղոցել․ եւ յորժամ ծարաւեսցի, գնայ յԱրածանի գետ եւ ըմբէ ջուր։
      Ē erē inčʻ, or kočʻi awtʻołopʻos (var. tʻołokʻay, tʻozṙiay, atʻołpʻołkʻ, utʻołpʻokʻr); gazan sastik ērē; minčʻ orsordacʻ čʻē hnar zna i buṙn arkanel. Ełǰiwrs uni erkayns ew słocʻajews, minčʻew zcaṙs mecamecs ew barjuns słocʻel; ew yoržam carawescʻi, gnay yAracani get ew əmbē ǰur.
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        There is an animal called autholops, an exceedingly fierce animal; until the hunters are unable to catch it. It has long horns in the shape of a saw, so that it is able to saw very large and high trees. And when it is thirsty, it goes to the river Aracani and drinks water.

Alternative forms

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Descendants

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  • Old Georgian: ავთოლოფოსი (avtoloposi)

References

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  1. ^ Marr, N. (1904) Тексты и разыскания по армяно-грузинской филологии. Книга VI. Физиолог. Армяно-грузинский извод [Texts and research in Armenian–Georgian philology. Book VI. Physiologus. Armenian–Georgian recension] (Издания Факультета восточных языков Императорского С.-Петербургского университета; 5), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, pages 4–5
  2. ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)‎[1], Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 27, 91, 143

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “թոզոփա”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 192–193
  • Awgerean, Mkrtičʻ, Čēlalean, Grigor (1865) “թոզոփա”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 328a
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1837) “սղոցեղջիւր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 723b
  • Marr, N. (1904) Тексты и разыскания по армяно-грузинской филологии. Книга VI. Физиолог. Армяно-грузинский извод [Texts and research in Armenian–Georgian philology. Book VI. Physiologus. Armenian–Georgian recension] (Издания Факультета восточных языков Императорского С.-Петербургского университета; 5), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, pages 58–59