արիովդ

Old Armenian

Etymology

Transliteration of Ancient Greek ἀρῳδιός (arōidiós), ἐρῳδιός (erōidiós, “heron”).[1]

Noun

արիովդ • (ariovd)

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. stork
    • 13th century, Vardan Arewelcʿi, Meknutʿiwn Sałmosacʿ Dawtʿi [Commentary on Psalms of David] 103:[2]
      Բոյն արագլի, սիմաքոս՝ արիովդ արատայ տուն է նորա
      Boyn aragli, simakʻos, ariovd aratay tun ē nora
      • Translation by Hrach Martirosyan
        (The) nest of a stork: Symmachus (says) ariovd aratay is his home

Usage notes

The word is attested only once in the commentary on Psalms 103[104].17 by Vardan Arewelcʿi, coupled to արատայ (aratay).

References
  1. Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “arat”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 126–128
  2. Vardan Barjrberdcʻi (1797) Meknutʻiwn sałmosacʻ Dawtʻi, Astrakhan: Press of Arghouthian, page 342

Further reading
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “արիովդ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 316b
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