հորսայս

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian յորսայս (yorsays).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /hoɾˈsɑjs/, [hoɾsɑ́js]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /hoɾˈsɑjs/, [hoɾsɑ́js]
• Hyphenation: հոր‧սայս

Adverb

հորսայս • (horsays) (traditional orthography spelling յորսայս)

1. (archaic) lying on one's back

   հորսայս ընկնել՝ լինել ― horsays ənknel, linel ― to lie on one's back

2. (archaic, figuratively) idly, negligently, neglectfully

References

• Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “հորսայս”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan