In this article the possible Iranian etymology of three hitherto unexplained Old Armenian words is discussed: Arm. aptak âslap, blowâ < Ir. *apitÄka-, to be compared with Man.Parth. and MP abdÄg âassailantâ; Arm. žapawÄn âhem, borderâ compound of Parth. *žī(h), equivalent of NP zeh âstring, hem, decorationâ + Arm. apawÄn âcover, shelter, refugeâ; Arm. xawsim âto speakâ from a metathetic form of MIr. *wÄÌxs-, inchoative formation from the root *vac- âto speakâ. Finally, Szemerényiâs convincing explanation of Arm. awgnem âto helpâ and zawravign âaid, helper, defenderâ as related to an OIr. noun *abigna- âhelperâ attested in several anthroponyms (e.g. OP BagÄbigna-) is reaffirmed and substantiated since it remained mostly unnoticed in the subsequent literature.
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In this article the possible Iranian etymology of three hitherto unexplained Old Armenian words is discussed: Arm. aptak âslap, blowâ < Ir. *apitÄka-, to be compared with Man.Parth. and MP abdÄg âassailantâ; Arm. žapawÄn âhem, borderâ compound of Parth. *žī(h), equivalent of NP zeh âstring, hem, decorationâ + Arm. apawÄn âcover, shelter, refugeâ; Arm. xawsim âto speakâ from a metathetic form of MIr. *wÄÌxs-, inchoative formation from the root *vac- âto speakâ. Finally, Szemerényiâs convincing explanation of Arm. awgnem âto helpâ and zawravign âaid, helper, defenderâ as related to an OIr. noun *abigna- âhelperâ attested in several anthroponyms (e.g. OP BagÄbigna-) is reaffirmed and substantiated since it remained mostly unnoticed in the subsequent literature.
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