On several homonyms in Syunik-Artsakh dialects.pdf

The root կօնդ has a unique value in Syunik-Artsakh dialects due to its frequent usage and variety of forms and meanings.In Syunik-Artsakh dialects, there are three words identical in form: կօնդ1 “spherical root,” “rhizome,” figurative or metaphorical “head of a person,” կօնդ2 “paralytic,” կէնդ3>կընդ-էլ “to become one, odd.” We think the word ճակնդեղ also has the root կօնդ: ճախ “bush, brushwood” + կօնդ. Therefore, according to research, the root կօնդ has grown over time and created homonyms that are frequently used now.