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Artifacts | History | Materials | Artwork | Religious

Artifacts

 

 

ceramic
Ë»ó»·áñͳϳÝ, Ï»ñ³ÙÇÏ
khetsegortzakan, keramik


"kheh-tseh-gortz-ah-KAHN, keh-rah-MEEK"

china, porcelain
׻ݳå³ÏÇ (*ý³ñýáñ)
jenapaki (farfor- Russian)


"jehn-a-pah-KEE (FAHR-for)"

pottery
Ï³í» ³Ù³Ý»Õ»Ý
kaveh amaneghen


"kah-VEH ah-mah-neh-GHEN"

(expensive) jewelry
(óÝϳñÅ»ù) ½³ñ¹»Õ»Ý
(tangarjhek) zarteghen


"(tan-gahr-JHEHK) zahr-teh-GHEHN"

jewelry
½³ñ¹
zart


"zahrt"

painting
Ýϳñ
n'kar


"n’KAHRH"

statue
³ñÓ³Ý
ardzan


"ahr-DZAHN"

carving
÷áñ³·ñí³Í, ù³Ý¹³Ï³Í
porag’rvats, kandakats


"poh-rahg’r-VAHTS, kahn-dah-KAHTS"

History (Time)

 

 

bronze age
µñáݽ» ¹³ñ
bronzeh dar


"bronz-EH dahr"

old (early)...
ÑÇÝ...
hin


"heen"

middle...
ÙÇçÇÝ...
michin


"mee-CHEEN"

late
áõß...
oosh


"oosh"

medieval
ÙÇçݳ¹³ñÛ³Ý
michnadarian


"meech-nah-dar-YAHN"

iron age
»ñϳÃÛ³ ¹³ñ
yerkatia dar


"yehr-kah-tyah DAHR"

Materials

 

 

wood
÷³Ûï
pait


"pait"

stone
ù³ñ
kar


"kahr"

obsidian
ûµëÇ¹Ç³Ý ( ë³ï³Ýáõ »ÕáõÝ· )
obsidian (satanoo yeghunk)


"ob-see-dee’AHN (sah-tah-NOO yeh-GHOONK)"

marble
Ù³éÙ³é
marmar


"mahr-MAHR"

tuf
ïáõý
tuf


"toof"

copper
åÕÇÝÓ
p'ghindz


"puh-GHEENDZ"

bronze
µñáݽ
bronz


"brohnz"

iron
»ñϳÃ
yerkat 


"yehr-KAHT"

onyx
ûÝÇùë
oniks


"oh-NEEKS"

agate
³·³Ã
agat


"ah-GAHT"

gold
áëÏÇ
voski


"voh-SKEE"

silver
³ñͳÃ
artzat


"ahr-TZAHT"

lapis lazuli 
ɳåÇë 
lapis


"lah-PEES"

amber
ë³Ã
sat


"saht"

quartz
Ïí³ñó
kvarts


"kvahrts"

diamond
³¹³Ù³Ý¹
adamand


"a-dah-MAHND"

ruby
éáõµÇÝ
rubin


"roo-BEEN"

amulet
óÉÇëÙ³Ý
talisman


"tah-lees-MAHN"

precious stone
³ÏݻջÝ
akhneghen


"ahkh-neh-GHEHN"

golden…
áëϻջÝ
voskeghen


"vohs-keh-GHEHN"

Artwork

 

 

carpet(s)
·áñ· (-»ñ)
gorg(-ehr)


"gorg (gorg-EHR)"

kilim(s)
ϳñå»ï(-Ý»ñ)
karpet(-nehr)


"kahr-PEHT (kahr-peht-NEHR)"

tapestry
·áµ»É»Ý
gobelen


"go-beh-LEHN"

Religious

 

 

icon
*ÇÏáݳ (Russian)
ikona


"ee-KOHN-ah"

mausoleum
¹³Ùµ³ñ³Ý
dambaran


"dahm-bah-RAHN"

temple
ï³×³ñ
tadjar


"tah-DJAHR"

altar
½áѳë»Õ³Ý
zohaseghan


"zo-hahs-she-GHAHN"

fire 
Ïñ³Ï
k'rak


"k’RAHK"

 

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