աղբիւր

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The older form is աղբեւր (ałbewr), by dissimilation from *արբեւր (*arbewr), by adding a prothetic vowel to *րբեւր (*rbewr), by regular metathesis from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₁wr̥ .[1][2][3]

Noun

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աղբիւր (ałbiwr)

  1. fountain, spring
  2. (figuratively) origin, source

Usage notes

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The word has three combining forms: the oldest աղբեր- (ałber-) and later աղբիւր- (ałbiwr-) with աղբեւր- (ałbewr-).

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: աղբյուր (aġbyur)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 34
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աղբիւր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  3. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “aɫbewr”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 32

Further reading

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