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նուէր

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Middle Iranian *nivēδ, from *ni-waid-, from *ni- (down) + *waid- (to know); see the latter for more.

Noun

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նուէր (nuēr)

  1. (religion) offer, offering, present, oblation; libation; firstfruits; sacrifice
    նուէրքnuērkʻliberality
    հաց նուիրացhacʻ nuiracʻshew-bread
    արգադիր նուէրargadir nuērvotive-offering

Declension

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i-a-type
singular plural
nominative նուէր (nuēr) նուէրք (nuērkʻ)
genitive նուիրի (nuiri) նուիրաց (nuiracʻ)
dative նուիրի (nuiri) նուիրաց (nuiracʻ)
accusative նուէր (nuēr) նուէրս (nuērs)
ablative նուիրէ (nuirē) նուիրաց (nuiracʻ)
instrumental նուիրաւ (nuiraw) նուիրաւք = նուիրօք (nuirawkʻ = nuirōkʻ)
locative նուիրի (nuiri) նուէրս (nuērs)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: նվեր (nver)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նուէր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “նուէր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “նուէր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press