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բուրգն
բուրգն
Old Armenian
Noun
բուրգն • (burgn)
- tower or similar tall building
- pyramid
- dice-box (a box in which dice are shaken and thrown onto the game-table; called so because of its shape)
Declension
n-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | բուրգն (burgn) | բրգունք (brgunkʿ) | |
| genitive | բրգան (brgan) | բրգանց (brgancʿ) | |
| dative | բրգան (brgan) | բրգանց (brgancʿ) | |
| accusative | բուրգն (burgn) | բրգունս (brguns) | |
| ablative | բրգանէ (brganē) | բրգանց (brgancʿ) | |
| instrumental | բրգամբ (brgamb) | բրգամբք (brgambkʿ) | |
| locative | բրգան (brgan) | բրգունս (brguns) |
Synonyms
- (tower): աշտարակ (aštarak)
- (pyramid): պիւրամիդ (piwramid)
Descendants
- Armenian: բուրգ (burg)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “բուրգն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 246