գրիւ
Old Armenian
Etymology
An Iranian borrowing; compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (glyw' /grīw/, “a grain measure, modius, peck”). Arabic جَرِيب (jarīb) is from the same source.
Noun
գրիւ • (griw)
- a grain measure
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | գրիւ (griw) | գրիւք (griwkʻ) |
| genitive | գրուի (grui) | գրուաց (gruacʻ) |
| dative | գրուի (grui) | գրուաց (gruacʻ) |
| accusative | գրիւ (griw) | գրիւս (griws) |
| ablative | գրուէ (gruē) | գրուաց (gruacʻ) |
| instrumental | գրուաւ (gruaw) | գրուաւք = գրուօք (gruawkʻ = gruōkʻ) |
| locative | գրուի (grui) | գրիւս (griws) |
Related terms
- գրուան (gruan)
Descendants
- → Armenian: գրիվ (griv)
- → Old Georgian: გრივი (grivi)
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գրիւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գրիւ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գրիւ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy