քարածերպ

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian քարածերպ (kʻaracerp).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

քարածերպ (kʻaracerp)

  1. cleft in a rock

Declension[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

քար (kʻar) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ ծերպ (cerp)

Noun[edit]

քարածերպ (kʻaracerp)

  1. cleft in a rock
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).14.5:[1]
      [] եւ գտանիցէ քարածերպն նեղ եւ մտանիցէ պնդով եւ ընկենու զխորխն []
      [] ew gtanicʻē kʻaracerpn neł ew mtanicʻē pndov ew ənkenu zxorxn []
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        [] and it [the snake] finds a narrow cleft in a rock and goes inside with effort and sheds its skin []

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: քարածերպ (kʻaracerp)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)‎[1], Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 109, 149

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