գուբ

Armenian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Armenian գուբ (gub).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /ɡub/, [ɡub]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /kup/, [kʰupʰ]

Noun

գուբ • (gub)

1. deep hole, pit
2. a deep cemented pit in a winepress into which the juice of pressed vine is poured
3. puddle
4. trough-shaped vessel for storing water
5. grave pit
6. (figuratively) difficult situation

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular	plural
nominative	գուբ (gub)	գբեր (gber)
dative	գբի (gbi)	գբերի (gberi)
ablative	գբից (gbicʻ)	գբերից (gbericʻ)
instrumental	գբով (gbov)	գբերով (gberov)
locative	գբում (gbum)	գբերում (gberum)
	definite forms
nominative	գուբը / գուբն (gubə / gubn)	գբերը/գբերն (gberə/gbern)
dative	գբին (gbin)	գբերին (gberin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	գուբս (gubs)	գբերս (gbers)
dative	գբիս (gbis)	գբերիս (gberis)
ablative	գբիցս (gbicʻs)	գբերիցս (gbericʻs)
instrumental	գբովս (gbovs)	գբերովս (gberovs)
locative	գբումս (gbums)	գբերումս (gberums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	գուբդ (gubd)	գբերդ (gberd)
dative	գբիդ (gbid)	գբերիդ (gberid)
ablative	գբիցդ (gbicʻd)	գբերիցդ (gbericʻd)
instrumental	գբովդ (gbovd)	գբերովդ (gberovd)
locative	գբումդ (gbumd)	գբերումդ (gberumd)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գուբ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “գուբ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Old Armenian

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܓܘܒܐ (gubbā, “pit, hole, well, prison”) (absolute form ܓܘܒ (gubb)).

Noun

գուբ • (gub)

1. pit, hole, ditch, hollow
2. well, cistern
3. abyss
4. subterranean place
5. cell of a honeycomb
6. pipe, tube, conduit

Declension

o-type

	singular	plural
nominative	գուբ (gub)	գուբք (gubkʻ)
genitive	գբոյ (gboy)	գբոց (gbocʻ)
dative	գբոյ (gboy)	գբոց (gbocʻ)
accusative	գուբ (gub)	գուբս (gubs)
ablative	գբոյ (gboy)	գբոց (gbocʻ)
instrumental	գբով (gbov)	գբովք (gbovkʻ)
locative	գուբ (gub)	գուբս (gubs)

plural instrumental գբոք (gbokʻ) is attested post-classically

i-a-type or i-type

	singular	plural
nominative	գուբ (gub)	գուբք (gubkʻ)
genitive	գբի (gbi)	?
dative	գբի (gbi)	?
accusative	գուբ (gub)	գուբս (gubs)
ablative	գբէ (gbē)	?
instrumental	?	?
locative	գբի (gbi)	գուբս (gubs)

the instrumental singular and the genitive/dative/instrumental plural are not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension

Derived terms

• գբացի (gbacʻi)
• գբեցի (gbecʻi)
• զազրագուբ (zazragub)
• կրագուբ (kragub)

Descendants

• Armenian: գուբ (gub)
• → Cappadocian Greek: γούπα (goúpa), κούπα (koúpa)
• →? Old Georgian: გუბჱ (gubē) (or directly from Semitic)
  • Georgian: გუბე (gube), გუბ (gub) — Ingilo, გუბი (gubi) — Khevi
    • → Bats: გუბ class bd (gub)
• → Laz: გუბი (gubi)

References

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գուբ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գուբ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press