թեղօշ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

թեղաւշ (tʻeławš)

Etymology

The original spelling is թեղաւշ (tʻeławš), perhaps from earlier *թեղամշ (*tʻełamš) (compare dialectal թէղմըշի (tʻēġməši)); for մ (m) → ւ (w) compare պաշտօն (paštōn)). The origin is uncertain. Closely related to Georgian თელამუში (telamuši) and probably to Old Armenian թեղի (tʻełi).

Noun

թեղօշ • (tʻełōš)

a kind of tree, probably wych elm, Ulmus glabra syn. Ulmus elliptica
- 5th century, Bible, 2 Chronicles 2.8:^[1]
  Եւ տո՛ւր բերել ինձ փայտս մայրս, եւ սարոյս, եւ թեղաւշս ի Լիբանանէ․ վասն զի ես գիտեմ, իբրեւ զծառայս քո ո՛չ ոք գիտէ հատանել փայտ ի Լիբանանէ։
  Ew túr berel inj pʻayts mayrs, ew saroys, ew tʻeławšs i Libananē; vasn zi es gitem, ibrew zcaṙays kʻo óčʻ okʻ gitē hatanel pʻayt i Libananē.
- 5th century, Bible, Isaiah 44.14:^[2]
  Զա՛յն փայտ զոր եհատն․ զսարոյն՝ կամ զսաւսն, զկաղնին կամ զթեղաւշն․ զոր տնկեաց Տէր՝ եւ աճեցոյց անձրեւ […]
  Záyn pʻayt zor ehatn; zsaroyn, kam zsawsn, zkałnin kam ztʻeławšn; zor tnkeacʻ Tēr, ew ačecʻoycʻ anjrew […]

Usage notes

Has been alternatively identified with the holm oak, cedar and pine.
In an enumeration of tree names in Isaiah 44:14, corresponds to Old Georgian თელაჲ (telay, “elm”).

Descendants

Armenian: >⇒ թեղոշի (tʻeġoši) (inherited), → թեղոշ (tʻeġoš) (learned)

References

^ Zōhrapean, Yovhannēs, editor (1805), Astuacašunčʻ matean Hin ew Nor Ktakaranacʻ [Bible: Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments], volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 313
^ Zōhrapean, Yovhannēs, editor (1805), Astuacašunčʻ matean Hin ew Nor Ktakaranacʻ [Bible: Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments], volume III, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 395

Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “թեղօշ”, 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, page 172a
Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “թեղօշ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 283
Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “թեղօշ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy

[1] Zōhrapean, Yovhannēs, editor (1805), Astuacašunčʻ matean Hin ew Nor Ktakaranacʻ [Bible: Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments], volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 313

[2] Zōhrapean, Yovhannēs, editor (1805), Astuacašunčʻ matean Hin ew Nor Ktakaranacʻ [Bible: Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments], volume III, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 395

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