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հարսն

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Inherited from a zero-grade derivative of *preḱ- (to ask), perhaps *pr̥ḱneh₂[1] or *pr̥ḱōn[2] or *pr̥ḱ-m̥ (accusative singular) with a sense development ‘a requested female’ → ‘bride’.[3] Among the cognates compare especially Latin procus (suitor, wooer) and Lithuanian pir̃šti (to arrange a marriage). Related to Old Armenian հարցանեմ (harcʻanem, to ask).

Noun

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հարսն (harsn)

  1. bride
    խօսիլ հարսնxōsil harsnto betroth, to affiance
  2. daughter-in-law
  3. (mythology) nymph
    յաւերժ հարսնyawerž harsnnymph
    հարսնսունք լեռնայինքharsnsunkʻ leṙnayinkʻoreads, mountain nymphs

Usage notes

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This word has two combining forms: հարսն- (harsn-) and հարսան- (harsan-).

Declension

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n-type
singular plural
nominative հարսն (harsn) հարսունք (harsunkʻ)
genitive հարսին (harsin) հարսանց (harsancʻ)
dative հարսին (harsin) հարսանց (harsancʻ)
accusative հարսն (harsn) հարսունս (harsuns)
ablative հարսնէ, հարսանէ (harsnē, harsanē) հարսանց (harsancʻ)
instrumental հարսամբ (harsamb) հարսամբք (harsambkʻ)
locative հարսին (harsin) հարսունս (harsuns)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: հարս (hars), խարս (xars) (dialectal)
    • Northern Kurdish: xars, hars
    • Zazaki: hars

References

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  1. ^ Viredaz, Rémy (2005) “Notes on Armenian historical phonology I”, in Annual of Armenian linguistics[1], numbers 24-25, page 98 of 85–103
  2. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (2017) “Part 9: Armenian”, in Kapović, Mate, editor, The Indo-European Languages (Routledge Language Family Series), 2nd edition, London, New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 436
  3. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 125

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “հարսն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հարսն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 76
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 396
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հարսն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy