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պրտու

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Armenian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian պրտու (prtu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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պրտու (prtu)

  1. papyrus, paper reed, Cyperus papyrus (an aquatic flowering plant of the sedge family)
    Synonym: պապիրուս (papirus)

Declension

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i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative պրտու (prtu) պրտուներ (prtuner)
dative պրտուի (prtui) պրտուների (prtuneri)
ablative պրտուից (prtuicʻ) պրտուներից (prtunericʻ)
instrumental պրտուով (prtuov) պրտուներով (prtunerov)
locative պրտուում (prtuum) պրտուներում (prtunerum)
definite forms
nominative պրտուն (prtun) պրտուները/պրտուներն (prtunerə/prtunern)
dative պրտուին (prtuin) պրտուներին (prtunerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative պրտուս (prtus) պրտուներս (prtuners)
dative պրտուիս (prtuis) պրտուներիս (prtuneris)
ablative պրտուիցս (prtuicʻs) պրտուներիցս (prtunericʻs)
instrumental պրտուովս (prtuovs) պրտուներովս (prtunerovs)
locative պրտուումս (prtuums) պրտուներումս (prtunerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative պրտուդ (prtud) պրտուներդ (prtunerd)
dative պրտուիդ (prtuid) պրտուներիդ (prtunerid)
ablative պրտուիցդ (prtuicʻd) պրտուներիցդ (prtunericʻd)
instrumental պրտուովդ (prtuovd) պրտուներովդ (prtunerovd)
locative պրտուումդ (prtuumd) պրտուներումդ (prtunerumd)

Further reading

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  • Ġazaryan, Ṙuben (1981) “պրտու”, in Busanunneri hayeren-latineren-ṙuseren-angleren-franseren-germaneren baṙaran [Armenian–Latin–Russian–English–French–German Dictionary of Plant Names], Yerevan: University Press, § 977, page 78

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain. Since Gēorg Dpir usually connected with Arabic بُرْدِيّ (burdiyy), but a direct borrowing from the Arabic is neither chronologically nor phonologically possible. Closely related to Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܦܪܬܘܟ (pirtūk, rush, reed), Northern Kurdish pirtûk, Central Kurdish پەرتووک (pertûk), Zazaki pîrtok (book).

Noun

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պրտու (prtu)

  1. papyrus, paper reed, Cyperus papyrus (an aquatic flowering plant of the sedge family)
    • 5th century, Bible, Job 8.11:[1]
      Մի թե կանաչանա՞յ պրտու առանց ջրոյ․ կամ բարձրանայցէ՞ կնիւն առանց ըմպելոյ։
      Mi tʻe kanačʻana?y prtu aṙancʻ ǰroy; kam barjranaycʻē? kniwn aṙancʻ əmpeloy.
      • Translation by Claude E. Cox
        "Does papyrus green without water, or will sedge become tall without drinking?"

Usage notes

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In Job, translates Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: պրտու (prtu) (learned)

References

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  1. ^ Cox, Claude E. (2006) Armenian Job: reconstructed Greek text, critical edition of the Armenian with English translation (Hebrew University Armenian studies; 8), Leuven – Paris – Dudley, MA: Peeters, page 89

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “պրտու”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 116b
  • Ališan, Ġewond (1895) “պրտու”, in Haybusak kam haykakan busabaṙutʻiwn [Armenian Botany] (in Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, § 2620, page 542
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1837) “պրտու”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 667a
  • Palatecʻi, Gēorg Dpir (1829) Baṙaran Parskerēn əst kargi haykakan aybubenicʻ [Persian Dictionary in the Order of the Armenian Alphabet] (in Armenian), Constantinople: Boghos Arabian Press, page 713b
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “պրտու”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 647a
  • Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 937
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “պրտու”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 619