խեր

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Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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ّFrom Middle Armenian խէր (xēr), ultimately from Arabic خَيْر (ḵayr).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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խեր (xer) (dialectal)

  1. benefit, good
    Synonyms: օգուտ (ōgut), շահ (šah)
    խեր լինիxer liniWhat news is there? Why have you come?
    մեկի խերինmeki xerinto someone's benefit
    խեր տա (Աստված)xer ta (Astvac)a phrase said after a transaction, marriage, etc., wishing enjoyment to the beneficiary
    ոտս խերով լինի / ոտդ խերով լինիots xerov lini / otd xerov linia phrase said by or to a guest upon crossing the threshold of the host's home
  2. act of kindness or charity

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Adjective

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խեր (xer) (superlative ամենախեր) (dialectal)

  1. good, happy

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References

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  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “խեր”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
  • Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944–1945) “խեր”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House
  • խեր”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980
  • Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S., Avetisyan, H. M. (2009) “խեր”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), “խեր”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan