Cause, and some linguistically allied concepts, in Armenian
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2787735 |
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| Authors | C J F Dowsett (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-71 |
| Publication date | 1970-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x00145136 |
| OpenAlex | W1967801841 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
The Stoics, according to Seneca and others, divided the whole of creation into two main principles: cause and matter. In a previous article I discussed some words meaning 'matter' in Armenian. The time seems ripe to deal with the other half of the universe, though perhaps not exhaustively. A linguistic analysis of the concept "cause" in Armenian involves a consideration of two roots, namely, IE *ai (IH *hei, *a4ei), and Iranian *5kar. Since these, especially the latter, are good examples, in the field of etymology, of the "polycephalous rhizomes" which perplexed an early Armenian translator of Gregory of Nyssa, they lead also to a consideration of words which seem to have very little to do with "cause
Armenian · Art · Epistemology · Etymology · Field (mathematics) · Linguistics · Literature · Meaning (existential) · Ancient Near East History · Classical Philosophy and Thought · History · Linguistics and language evolution · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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