յիմար

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is unknown.[1][2] Patrubány (apud Ačaṙean) and Urišean derive from Arabic حِمَار (ḥimār, donkey), however this is rejected by Ačaṙean because the word is attested already in the 5th century, when Armenian had no contact with Arabic yet.[3][1] Jahukyan tentatively suggests inheritance from Proto-Indo-European *i(n)-mr̥-, from *mer- (to bother, anger, neglect, forget);[4] on this root see Pokorny.[5]

Adjective

յիմար (yimar)

  1. foolish [since 5th c.]
    ծայրագոյն յիմարcayragoyn yimaran archfool, an out-and-out fool
    Synonyms: անմիտ (anmit), շամբուշ (šambuš), պակասամիտ (pakasamit), ախմար (axmar), տխմար (txmar), մորոս (moros), ռակայ (ṙakay)

Declension

Derived terms

  • յիմարաբար (yimarabar)
  • յիմարական (yimarakan)
  • յիմարակորոյս (yimarakoroys)
  • յիմարամիտ (yimaramit)
  • յիմարանամ (yimaranam)
  • յիմարարար (yimararar)
  • յիմարացուցանեմ (yimaracʿucʿanem)
  • յիմարեմ (yimarem)
  • յիմարեցուցանեմ (yimarecʿucʿanem)
  • յիմարիմ (yimarim)
  • յիմարութիւն (yimarutʿiwn)
  • յիմարումն (yimarumn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: հիմար (himar)
  • Middle Armenian: իմար (imar)

References

  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), յիմար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 398b
  2. Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 964
  3. Urišean, Vardgēs (1998), յիմար”, in Mer armatnerə nor loysi tak [Our Root Words Under New Light] (in Armenian), volume II, Fresno: Meshag Printing & Publishing, page 73b
  4. J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), յիմար”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 552b
  5. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume II, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 737–738

Further reading

  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), յիմար”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Łazarean, Ṙ. S. (2006), յիմար”, in Grabari homanišneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian Synonyms], Yerevan: University Press
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), յիմար”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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