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վահանակրեայ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From վահան (vahan) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ կրեայ (kreay). Calque of Ancient Greek ἀσπιδοχελώνη (aspidokhelṓnē).

Noun

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վահանակրեայ (vahanakreay)

  1. aspidochelone
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).20.2–3:[1][2][3][4]
      Բարւախաւսն ասէ․ է գազան ինչ ի ծովու, որ կոչի վա[հա]նակրեայ (var. վահանակրիայ, վա[հա]նակրեա)․ վիշապաձուկն նման աւազին կղզոյ է․ ձայն նորա՝ չարաձայն գազանի։
      Barwaxawsn asē; ē gazan inčʻ i covu, or kočʻi va[ha]nakreay (var. vahanakriay, va[ha]nakrea); višapajukn nman awazin kłzoy ē; jayn nora, čʻarajayn gazani.
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        Physiologus says: there is a beast in the sea that is called shield-turtle. The dragon-fish is like a sandy island; its voice is of a harsh-voiced beast.

Usage notes

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Attested only in the Physiologus, translating Ancient Greek ἀσπιδοχελώνη (aspidokhelṓnē).

Descendants

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  • Old Georgian: ვაჰანაკრაჲ (vahanaḳray)

References

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  1. ^ Pitra, J. B. (1855) “Allegoriarum in Physiologum. Interpretatio Vetus Armenia”, in Spicilegium solesmense complectens sanctorum patrum scriptorumque ecclesiasticorum anecdota hactenus opera, volume III, Paris: F. Didot fratres, page 383 of 374–390
  2. ^ Marr, N. (1894) Sborniki pritč Vardana. Častʹ III. Priloženija. Priloženije V. Fiziolog [Collections of Vardan's fables. Part III: Appendices. Appendix V: Physiologus] (in Old Armenian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 158 of 129–175
  3. ^ Marr, N. (1904) Тексты и разыскания по армяно-грузинской филологии. Книга VI. Физиолог. Армяно-грузинский извод [Texts and research in Armenian–Georgian philology. Book VI. Physiologus. Armenian–Georgian recension] (Издания Факультета восточных языков Императорского С.-Петербургского университета; 5), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 26
  4. ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)‎[1], Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 120, 153

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