գուբ
Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Armenian գուբ (gub).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /ɡub/, [ɡub]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /kup/, [kʰupʰ]
Noun
[edit]գուբ • (gub)
- deep hole, pit
- a deep cemented pit in a winepress into which the juice of pressed vine is poured
- puddle
- trough-shaped vessel for storing water
- grave pit
- (figuratively) difficult situation
Declension
[edit]| 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܓܘܒܐ (gubbā, “pit, hole, well, prison”) (absolute form ܓܘܒ (gubb)).
Noun
[edit]գուբ • (gub)
- pit, hole, ditch, hollow
- well, cistern
- abyss
- subterranean place
- cell of a honeycomb
- pipe, tube, conduit
Declension
[edit]| 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
| 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
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Armenian: գուբ (gub)
- → Cappadocian Greek: γούπα (goúpa), κούπα (koúpa)
- →? Old Georgian: გუბჱ (gubē) (or directly from Semitic)
- → Laz: გუბი (gubi)
References
[edit]- 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