դիր

Old Armenian

Etymology

Of the same Proto-Indo-European origin as դնեմ (dnem); see it.

Noun

դիր • (dir)

1. position, site; order; cemetery

   դիր օճառի ― dir ōčaṙi ― bar, stick of soap

   դիր գրոց ― dir grocʻ ― size of a book

2. (grammar) Synonym of բութ (butʻ)
3. (music) a kind of khaz

Declension

i-type

	singular		plural
nominative	դիր (dir)		դիրք (dirkʻ)
genitive	դրի (dri)		դրից (dricʻ)
dative	դրի (dri)		դրից (dricʻ)
accusative	դիր (dir)		դիրս (dirs)
ablative	դրէ (drē)		դրից (dricʻ)
instrumental	դրիւ (driw)		դրիւք (driwkʻ)
locative	դրի (dri)		դիրս (dirs)

Descendants

• Armenian: դիրք (dirkʻ)

References

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դիր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դնել”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դնել”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press