արտի

Old Armenian

Etymology

Probably from արտ (art, “field”) +‎ -ի (-i), literally meaning “wild, undomesticated”.

Noun

արտի • (arti)

  1. wild sheep
    • 7th century, Anania Širakacʿi, Ašxarhacʿoycʿ [Geography] :
      Ունի լերինս մեծս երիս․ ունի երէս, եղջերու, այծ եւ քաղս, առն եւ արտի, վիթ, եւ կըկիթ եւ խոզ․ […]
      Uni lerins mecs eris; uni erēs, ełǰeru, ayc ew kʻałs, aṙn ew arti, vitʻ, ew kəkitʻ ew xoz; […]

Derived terms

References
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “arti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 147
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “արտի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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