نعلبکی

Persian

Alternative forms

• نلبکی (nalbaki)

Etymology

According to Périkhanian, derived by metathesis from Middle Iranian *rambakīk, a diminutive formation from *rambak attested as Aramaic 𐡓𐡌𐡁𐡊 (rmbk /⁠*rambak⁠/, “possibly bowl”) in an inscription on a bowl discovered in Armenia. The spelling نعلبکی (na'lbaki) is then secondary to نلبکی (nalbaki), influenced by نعل (na'l).

Noun

نعلبکی • (na'lbaki)

1. saucer (small dish)

Descendants

• → Armenian: նալբաք (nalbakʻ), նալբաքի (nalbakʻi)
• → Avar: на́лбек (nálbek)
• → Azerbaijani: nəlbəki, ləmbəki
  • → Georgian: ლამბაქი (lambaki), ნალბაქი (nalbaki)
  • → Udi: лаьмбаькуь (lämbäkü), лаьмбаьку (lämbäku)

References

• Периханян, А. Г. (1971) “Арамейская надпись на серебряной чаше из Сисиана [Aramaeic Inscription on a Silver Cup from Sissian]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal]‎^[1] (in Russian), number III, Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 80–81