Middle Armenian

Alternative forms

• ակունդ ‎(akund)
• յակունդ ‎(yakund)
• յակունթ ‎(yakuntʿ)
• ակինթ ‎(akintʿ)
• ակունթ ‎(akuntʿ)
• ակիւնթոս ‎(akiwntʿos)

Noun

յակինթ • ‎(yakintʿ)

1. a certain precious stone

Descendants

• Armenian: հակինթ ‎(hakintʿ)

References

• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “յակինթ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• յակինթոս ‎(yakintʿos)
• յաթինկոս ‎(yatʿinkos) (misspelling)
• յակունդ ‎(yakund)
• յակինդ ‎(yakind)

Etymology

The forms յակինթ ‎(yakintʿ) and յակինթոս ‎(yakintʿos) are directly from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος ‎(huákinthos). According to Ačaṙyan, the rest have been influenced by Classical Syriac ܝܩܘܢܕܐ ‎(yāqūndāʾ, yaqqūndāʾ), but compare Manichaean Parthian yʾkwnd ‎(yākund) unknown to Ačaṙyan.

See also եաղութ ‎(eałutʿ).

Noun

յակինթ • ‎(yakintʿ)

1. a certain kind of precious stone
2. (as an adjective) made of this precious stone
3. hyacinth (flower)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Middle Armenian: յակինթ ‎(yakintʿ)
• Georgian: იაკინთი ‎(iaḳinti), იაგუნდი ‎(iagundi)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “յակինթ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “յակինթ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Łazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000), “յակինթ”, in Tʿosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “յակինթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935