Publication Details:

Medieval and Early Modern Armenian Studies is a biannual (two issues per year), peer-reviewed academic journal published in English, French, German, and Italian by the ''Matenadaran'' Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts. It encourages interdisciplinary research on medieval and early modern history and culture, with a particular emphasis on Armenian Studies.

Journal or Publication Title:

Matenadaran: Medieval and Early Modern Armenian Studies (MEMAS)

Date of publication:

2024

Volume:

1

Number:

2

ISSN:

e-3041-5063

Additional Information:

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Title:

A Note on Armenian-Caucasian Albanian Contacts

Other title:

The Words for “Bishop” and “Maid”

Creator:

Kölligan, Daniel

Contributor(s):

Editor-in-Chief Aram Topchyan ; Managing Editor Ani Shahnazaryan

Subject:

Philology

Uncontrolled Keywords:

loanwords ; language contact ; Ancient Greek language ; Caucasian Albanian ; inscriptions ; literary language

Coverage:

53-62

Abstract:

The paper discusses two possible borrowings between Classical Armenian and Caucasian Albanian (CAlb.). It is argued that CAlb. isḳaṗos is borrowed from Arm. (e)piskapos attested in two of the earliest Armenian inscriptions and modern Armenian dialects. The similarity of CAlb. axal- “nurse” and Arm. ałaxin “maid, female servant” is probably not due to chance.

Publisher:

Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts

Type:

Article

Format:

pdf

Language:

ge ; en ; it ; fr