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մուշտակ

մուշտակ

Armenian

Noun

մուշտակ (muštak)

  1. fur, pelt (of an animal)
  2. fur coat

Declension


Middle Armenian

Etymology

According to Ačaṙean, borrowed from unattested Middle Persian *muštak, whence Persian مشته (mušta, fur garment having long sleeves) and the Arabic loanword مستقه (mustaqa, fur garment having long sleeves).

Noun

մուշտակ (muštak)

  1. fur, pelt (of an animal)
    • 12th century, Nersēs Šnorhali, Hanelukner [Riddles]
      Ու ինք խաւ ի վեր մուշտակ ունէր []
  2. fur coat

Derived terms

  • մուշտկար (muštkar)
  • մշտակակար (mštakakar)

Descendants

References

  • Łazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), մուշտակ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 533b
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), մուշտակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935, pages 360–361