бӕгъӕмсар

Ossetian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to бӕгънӕ́г (bæǧnǽg, “naked”) +‎ сӕр (sær, “head”). According to Abaev, the compound is already of Old Iranian period: *magna-sara- or *magna-sāra-. For the constituents see *nagnás and *ćŕ̥Has. Middle Armenian Մանկասար (Mankasar) may be related.

Adjective

бӕгъӕ́мсар • (bæǧǽmsar)

  1. (Iron) bareheaded

References
  • Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “бӕгъӕмсар”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
  • Abajev, V. I. (1958) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 246
  • Abajev, V. I. (1949) Осетинский язык и фольклор I [Ossetian Language and Folklore I]‎ (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 29
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