Armenian

Noun

նշխար • ‎(nšxar)

1. (Christianity) communion bread, consecrated bread
2. relic (of a saint's body)

Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• նշխարհ ‎(nšxarh)

Etymology

From Middle Iranian *nišxʷar. Compare Persian نشخوار ‎(nišxvār, “cud; remnants of animal fodder”).

Noun

նշխար • ‎(nšxar)

1. small remains of bread or other food
2. bit, piece, particle, fragment; rest, residue

   նշխարք եւ նշմարք հայաստանի‎ ― nšxarkʿ ew nšmarkʿ hayastani ― the antiquities of Armenia (Picturesque Armenia)

3. remains of a saint, relic

   նշխարք սրբոց‎ ― nšxarkʿ srbocʿ ― relics of a saint

   տուփ նշխարաց‎ ― tupʿ nšxaracʿ ― reliquary, shrine

4. (Christianity) consecrated bread, eulogia

   նշխար պատարագի‎ ― nšxar pataragi ― host, wafer

   նշխար կնքոյ‎ ― nšxar knkʿoy ― wafer

   նշխար գործել/կազմել‎ ― nšxar gorcel/kazmel ― to make wafers

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: նշխար ‎(nšxar)

References

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