"ալնիստ" meaning in Armenian

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Noun

Forms: alnist [romanization]
Etymology: According to Martirosyan, perhaps from ալք (alkʻ, “a female spirit supposed to settle on young people and suffocate them”) + նիստ (nist, “sitting”). Typologically he compares Latin incubō (“to lie in or on; to sit upon”) vs. incubo (“a spirit supposed to settle on people in their sleep and suffocate them by its weight, incubus”). Etymology templates: {{compound|hy|ալք|նիստ|t1=a female spirit supposed to settle on young people and suffocate them|t2=sitting}} ալք (alkʻ, “a female spirit supposed to settle on young people and suffocate them”) + նիստ (nist, “sitting”), {{m|la|incubō||to lie in or on; to sit upon}} incubō (“to lie in or on; to sit upon”), {{m|la|incubo||a spirit supposed to settle on people in their sleep and suffocate them by its weight, incubus}} incubo (“a spirit supposed to settle on people in their sleep and suffocate them by its weight, incubus”) Head templates: {{head|hy|noun|||||||cat2=|g=|head=|id=}} ալնիստ • (alnist), {{hy-noun}} ալնիստ • (alnist)
  1. (Hamshen) a kind of drowsiness-somnolence caused by a spirit Synonyms: թմբիր (tʻmbir)
    Sense id: en-ալնիստ-hy-noun-ADWIS0w4 Categories (other): Armenian entries with incorrect language header, Hamshen Armenian

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