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մանգաղ

մանգաղ

Armenian

Noun

մանգաղ (mangał)

  1. sickle, reaping hook

Declension

Derived terms


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • մանկաղ (mankał)

Etymology

Borrowing from Classical Syriac ܡܓܠܐ (maggǝlā), in absolute state ܡܓܠ (maggal).

Noun

մանգաղ (mangał)

  1. sickle
    • 5th century, Bible, Deuteronomy 23.25
      Եւ եթէ մտանիցես ի հունձս ընկերի քո, քաղեսցես ձեռօք քովք զհասկն, եւ մանգաղ մի՛ արկանիցես յոճ ընկերի քո։
      When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn.

Declension

Derived terms

  • մանգաղակ (mangałak)
  • մանգաղաձեւ (mangałajew)
  • մանգաղամատն (mangałamatn)

Descendants

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), մանգաղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935, page 251b
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), մանգաղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 311
  • 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 932
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), մանգաղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy