IDIOMS IN “SAINT SHUSHANIK’S CONDUCT”

Abstract

In the present study, a structural-linguistic examination of set expressions that are found in
“Saint Shushanik’s Conduct” is carried out. The Armenian people have a great spiritual value
system, thanks to which they can defeat any enemy. Shushanik fights against her apostate
spouse, remaining faithful to the spiritual relics inherited from her ancestors. The work is full
of idioms, some of which are not recorded in R. Ghazaryan’s “Dictionary of Idioms in Grabar”.
They are presented and evaluated for the first time. The work emphasizes the importance of
Christianity as a mighty power of faith. The grammatical formulas that require a complex study
are an important component of the structure of the word. In the text under consideration,
idioms display a wide range of features of constructing sentences due to their stylistic value.
Idioms, being a small unit of expression, play an important role in creating a fictional image.
The Armenian language is verb-oriented, so it is not by chance that verbs predominate in
idioms. These are mainly constructions with the verbs “to be”, “to give”, “to take”. The main
component is a noun or adjective. In theological literature, there are a number of set
expressions that perform a permanent function. We call them idioms because they contain at
least one element of a figurative meaning, such as “heavenly army” or “heavenly reservoir”.