Հայերենի բառապաշարի առանձնահատկությունները Մ. Սիմեոնյանի «անգլերեն – հայերեն» բառարանում

Abstract

The article is devoted to a comprehensive lexical analysis of M. Simonyan’s English-Armenian dictionary, “Small Dictionary from the English Language, Translated into the Armenian Dialect” (Madras, 1803). Using the example of the first English-Armenian dictionary, the study analyzes the qualitative and structural features of the target language—Armenian. Following a brief presentation of the historical context, the primary focus shifts to the manifestations of linguistic variability, orthographic irregularities, and thematic groups present in the dictionary. The rich dialectal layer of the dictionary and the use of vernacular synonyms undergo special examination. Through a comparative analysis with the Old and New Haigazian dictionaries, M. Simonyan’s terminological and neological efforts (morphological, derivational, and semantic coinages, particularly in the realm of rhetorical terms) are highlighted. The unique value of this work during the transitional phase of Armenian lexicography is demonstrated.