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A Caspian Term for “Mud, Clay, Slime”

In: Iran and the Caucasus
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Garnik Asatrian Yerevan State University

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06 Dec 2014
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The paper examines a common term for “mud, clay, sludge, slime, mire, etc.” in the Iranian dialects spoken in the south and south-western shores of the Caspian Sea and north-western parts of Iran, widely attested also in the local toponymy.

Title:
A Caspian Term for “Mud, Clay, Slime”
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/1573384X-20140405
Language:
English
Pages:
389–392
Keywords:
Iranian Etymology; Iranian Toponymy; Caspian Dialects; Armenian Etymology; Ideophones
In:
Iran and the Caucasus
In:
Volume 18: Issue 4
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1573-384X
Print ISSN:
1609-8498
Subjects:
Central Asia, Asian Studies, History & Culture, Middle East and Islamic Studies, Iran & Persian Studies

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