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ձաւար

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Middle Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain. Usually connected with the family of Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas (barley; cereal, grain), either as a common inheritance from Proto-Indo-European or a borrowing from Iranian.

Noun

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ձաւար (jawar)

  1. boiled and crushed wheat, barley or spelt
    • 13th century, Girkʻ Vastakocʻ [Geoponica] 305:[1]
      եւ զգարին ձաւար արա, եւ կարագով մնշեա, եւ լօշ ա՛ծ ի ներք, եւ տուր
      ew zgarin jawar ara, ew karagov mnšea, ew lōš ác i nerkʻ, ew tur
    • 13th century, Girkʻ Vastakocʻ [Geoponica] 305:[2]
      եւ այլ, յետ վեց աւուր ձաւար գարի տուր
      ew ayl, yet vecʻ awur jawar gari tur

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ališan Ġ., editor (1877), Girkʻ vastakocʻ [Geoponica], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 207
  2. ^ Ališan Ġ., editor (1877), Girkʻ vastakocʻ [Geoponica], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 210

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