Astghik Israelian - The votive offerings of the 18th-20th cc. of the History Museum of Armenia (in Russ.)
13 Pages | 111-124 | Revceived on: 2021-02-12 | Reviewed on: 2021-02-19 | Accepted for printing on: 2021-03-12
Published in: 2021 N 1 (216) / Articles, reports
The ethnographic collections kept in the History Museum of Armenia contain items that shed light on certain features of the people’s traditions, beliefs and rituals. The museum has samples of votive offerings to saints which differ from the usual oblations. These are covenant gifts, which people took to sanctuaries (church, monastery, chapel, khachkar, sacred tree, a house where there was a sacred corner) to seek help from the saints, to fulfill their desires.
Keywordsvow offering sanctuary healing gratitude iron human figurine parts of body torc cross.
Sargis Avetyan - The morphological status of the stem-final vowels of Indo-European nominal stems in Old Armenian
9 Pages | 170-179 | Revceived on: 2020-11-21 | Reviewed on: 2021-01-11 | Accepted for printing on: 2021-03-05
Published in: 2021 N 1 (216) / Articles, reports
The morphological status of the stem-final vowels of Indo-European nominal stems in Old Armenian is characterized and interpreted differently by different scholars. According to the principles of morphological analysis, the vocalic elements should be regarded as oblique-stem markers in Old Armenian nominal declension.
Keywordsthe stem-final vowels of Indo-European nominal stems oblique-stem markers oblique cases penultimate syllable intensity accent Old Armenian Middle Armenian the principles of morphological analysis nominal declensioncase endings nominative accusative.