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գայռ

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Armenian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian գայռ (gayṙ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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գայռ (gayṙ)

  1. (archaic) foul-smelling mud, scum, mire, filth

Declension

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i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative գայռ (gayṙ) գայռեր (gayṙer)
dative գայռի (gayṙi) գայռերի (gayṙeri)
ablative գայռից (gayṙicʻ) գայռերից (gayṙericʻ)
instrumental գայռով (gayṙov) գայռերով (gayṙerov)
locative գայռում (gayṙum) գայռերում (gayṙerum)
definite forms
nominative գայռը/գայռն (gayṙə/gayṙn) գայռերը/գայռերն (gayṙerə/gayṙern)
dative գայռին (gayṙin) գայռերին (gayṙerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative գայռս (gayṙs) գայռերս (gayṙers)
dative գայռիս (gayṙis) գայռերիս (gayṙeris)
ablative գայռիցս (gayṙicʻs) գայռերիցս (gayṙericʻs)
instrumental գայռովս (gayṙovs) գայռերովս (gayṙerovs)
locative գայռումս (gayṙums) գայռերումս (gayṙerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative գայռդ (gayṙd) գայռերդ (gayṙerd)
dative գայռիդ (gayṙid) գայռերիդ (gayṙerid)
ablative գայռիցդ (gayṙicʻd) գայռերիցդ (gayṙericʻd)
instrumental գայռովդ (gayṙovd) գայռերովդ (gayṙerovd)
locative գայռումդ (gayṙumd) գայռերումդ (gayṙerumd)

Further reading

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  • գայռ”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980

Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain.[1] Ačarean rejects the similarity with Sogdian 𐫃𐫡𐫏𐫐 (gryk /⁠ɣrēk⁠/, earth, dust) from Proto-Indo-European *gleh₁y- (clay) as coincidental.[1]

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *weryo-, from *weh₁r- (water), whence for example Sanskrit वार् (vār, water).[2][3][4][5]

Noun

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գայռ (gayṙ)

  1. mud, mire, filth; slough; vomit

Declension

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Armenian: գայռ (gayṙ), գոռ (goṙ)
  • Armenian: գայռ (gayṙ)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “գայռ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 513–514
  2. ^ Scheftelowitz, J. (1905) “Zur altarmenischen lautgeschichte”, in Beiträge zur kunde der indogermanischen Sprachen (in German), volume 29, page 44
  3. ^ Petersson, Herbert (1920) Arische und armenische Studien (Lunds Universitets Årsskrift N.F. Avd. 1, Bd. 16. Nr. 3) (in German), Lund, Leipzig, pages 121–122
  4. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 80
  5. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “գայռ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 149a

Further reading

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  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գայռ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գայռ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy