Ստուգաբանութիւնների քննարկում՝ Նորայայտ բառեր Վաղաշխարհաբարեան աղբիւրներում (16-18րդ դդ.) բառարանի

Abstract

Norayr Poghosyan's dictionary, Norahayt barer... is a valuable work that follows the tradition of lexicographers who made huge contributions in the field of Armenian lexicography. This dictionary presents the native and borrowed words used by Armenians and found in 16-18th century Armenian manuscripts. The article focuses on some 268 post-grabor Armenian (known as midijin hayeren ,Middle Armenian) words borrowed from Arabic, Persian and Turkish, which are presented in the said dictionary. The article notes that the given origin of some of these borrowings are not correct or are not mentioned in the dictionary and suggests their precise sources.