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սարկաւագ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain.[1] The second part is perhaps աւագ (awag); the first part is either a metathesised borrowing from Latin sacr- or is related to սարկարան (sarkaran, large wine glass).[2][3][4]

Noun

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սարկաւագ (sarkawag)

  1. servant, minister
  2. deacon
    աւագ սարկաւագawag sarkawagarchdeacon
  3. (music) name of a certain tune

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “սարկաւագ”, 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, pages 188–189
  2. ^ Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “սարկաւագ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  3. ^ 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 946
  4. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “սարկաւագ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 672a

Further reading

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “սարկաւագ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy