13
Sep
Old Words that Took a New Life
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From the sixth century B.C. to the beginning of the nineteenth century, Armenia was under Iranian do...
Armenian Language Corner
23
Aug
When Being Free Becomes Risky
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English has two words for the same concept, “freedom” and “liberty,” the former coming from Old Engl...
09
Aug
How Do We Take Neither Side?
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When something does not grammatically belong either to the masculine or the feminine gender, we say ...
12
Jul
From Bombs to Soccer
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You can probably figure out, without being an expert linguist, that the word “bomb” is related to th...
28
Jun
Children Soldiers?
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The Armenian word մանկապարտէզ (mangabardez) is what linguists call a “calque translation” of the con...
07
Jun
Two Cousin Cows
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The reconstruction of a prehistoric vocabulary, at the same time, reflects upon the culture that tho...
10
May
(R)evolution
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There are people who are in favor of evolutionary change, while others are prone to revolutionary ch...
26
Apr
Don’t Build an Appointment
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It is anyone’s guess: the word “appointment” must be related to “point,” right?
Indeed. As it wou...
12
Apr
Chess: Armenian Has Two Names for Everything
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Most scholars agree that chess originated in India during the first centuries of the Christian era w...
29
Mar
The Armenian Word for Easter
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The Armenian word for Easter, Զատիկ (Zadig), does not appear in the translation of the Bible. Howeve...