Middle Persian Loanwords in Armenian Language: A Structural Study Based on Shahnameh

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Roghayeh Karimzadeh Naghshineh ¹

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Received: 2025-01-19 Accepted : 2025-03-21 Published : 2025-09-15

Keywords: Loanword, Shahnameh, Armenian language, Persian language, root,

Abstract :

In addition to native modern Persian words, Shahnameh contains Iranian loanwords in Armeni-an language. Linguistic studies greatly benefit from the analysis of these loanwords. Some of the Persian words borrowed into Armenian come from both Middle Persian and Parthian. Many other Iranian loanwords that entered Armenian from Persian date back to the distant past. The structural and lexical evolution of these loanwords across various Persian dialects and accents demonstrate Shahnameh's lexical richness. These loanwords gradually made their way into Ar-menian, and as the language evolved, it underwent phonetic alterations. This group of words adopted from Persian language in Shahnameh is regarded as new loanwords having entered Ar-menian language. This structural research highlights the cultural, ethnic, and mythological as-pects of these loanwords, using chronological and synchronic approaches.

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