շիւան

Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Persian شیون (šivan, “lamentation”).

Noun

շիւան • (šiwan)

  1. lamentation

Descendants

  • Armenian: շիվան (šivan)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977), “շիւան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 521b
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897), Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 214
  • Awetikʻean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “շիւանք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ġazaryan, Ṙuben; Avetisyan, Henrik (2009), “շիւան”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 596b
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879), “շիւանք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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