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շնորհ

շնորհ

Armenian

Noun

շնորհ (šnorh)

  1. grace, kindness, favour
  2. (Christianity) grace

Declension

Usage notes

The final (-h) is not pronounced.

Derived terms

  • շնորհագեղ (šnorhageł)

Related terms


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • շնոհ (šnoh)

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing. Compare Middle Persian šnwhl (šnōhr, gratitude, contentment), Manichaean Middle Persian ʿšnwhr (išnōhr, grace; gratitude), Manichaean Parthian ʿšnwhr (išnōhr, grace; gratitude), Avestan [script needed] (xšnaoϑra-, satisfaction).

Noun

շնորհ (šnorh)

  1. grace, favour; benefit, gift, something given freely
    ի շնորհս, առ շնորհսi šnorhs, aṙ šnorhs ― for, in favour of; by favour
    ի նորա շնորհս, շնորհս նմա առնելովi nora šnorhs, šnorhs nma aṙnelov ― to please him, to do him the favour, to oblige him
    ի շնորհս երեսաց քոցi šnorhs eresacʿ kʿocʿ ― thanks to you; in your behalf, for you
    շնորհիւ Տեառն, թագաւոր...šnorhiw Teaṙn, tʿagawor... ― by the grace of God, king...
    շնորհս առնել ումեքšnorhs aṙnel umekʿ ― to favour, to gratify; to befriend, to forgive, to excuse, to remit
    շնորհս գտանել առաջի ուրուք / առաջի աչաց ուրուքšnorhs gtanel aṙaǰi urukʿ / aṙaǰi ačʿacʿ urukʿ ― to find favour in the sight of any one, to find grace or favour with, to win the good graces of, to please, to be liked
    զրկել ի շնորհացzrkel i šnorhacʿ ― to disfavour, to disgrace
    ընդ շնորհս ինչ տալənd šnorhs inčʿ tal ― to discharge an obligation as if doing a favour
    շնորհաց տալšnorhacʿ tal ― to give gratuitously
    շնորհս գտանելšnorhs gtanel ― to be in favour or in the good graces of, to please
    լի շնորհօքli šnorhōkʿ ― most graceful
    շնորհ արաšnorh ara ― pray, do me the pleasure
  2. (Christianity) divine grace
    մեռանել ի շնորհսmeṙanel i šnorhs ― to die in a state of grace, in odour of sanctity
  3. gracefulness, charm, beauty; agreeableness, pleasing or graceful manners
  4. thanks, gratitude
    շնորհ ունիմ քեզšnorh unim kʿez ― thanks, I thank you, much obliged to you
    շնորհս արկանելšnorhs arkanel ― to be grateful, to acknowledge
    շնորհ /շնորհս ունել, շնորհս մատուցանելšnorh /šnorhs unel, šnorhs matucʿanel ― to thank, to return thanks, to be thankful to

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), շնորհ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), շնորհ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), շնորհ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935, pages 526—527
  • Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 899