նուէր

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Iranian *nivēδ, from *ni-waid-, from *ni- (down) + *waid- (to know); see the latter for more.

Noun

նուէր (nuēr)

  1. (religion) offer, offering, present, oblation; libation; firstfruits; sacrifice
    նուէրքnuērkʿliberality
    հաց նուիրացhacʿ nuiracʿshew-bread
    արգադիր նուէրargadir nuērvotive-offering

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Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), նուէր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), նուէր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), նուէր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
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