տիրաշօշափ

Old Armenian

Etymology

տէր (tēr) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ շօշափեմ (šōšapʻem)

Adjective

տիրաշօշափ • (tirašōšapʻ)

  1. that touched the Lord (Jesus)
    • 1612 – 1614, Yakob Tʿoxatʿecʿi :[1]
      Ոհ թէ այն պահն, որ զքեզ տեսնէի,
      Զաջդ տիրաշօշափ ես համբուրէի,
      Ժամ մի դէմ երեսիդ աչօք հայէի,
      Ապա զհոգիս մարմնոյս իմ աւանդէի։
      Oh tʻē ayn pahn, or zkʻez tesnēi,
      Zaǰd tirašōšapʻ es hamburēi,
      Žam mi dēm eresid ačʻōkʻ hayēi,
      Apa zhogis marmnoys im awandēi.
      • Translation by S. Peter Cowe
        O for the moment when I'd see you,
        Kiss your right hand that touched the Lord,
        That for a time I'd gaze upon your face with my eyes,
        Then would I yield up the ghost from my body.

References
  1. Cowe, S. Peter (2019) “The object of Ałtʿamarʿci’s affections”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 61

Further reading
  • Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S., Avetisyan, H. M. (2009) “տիրաշօշափ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
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