բեռն

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See also: Բեռն

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰerno-, grown from *bʰer- (to bear, carry); cognates include Ancient Greek φερνή (phernḗ, dowry), φόρτος (phórtos, burden), Albanian barrë, Sanskrit भर (bhára, burden), Persian بار (bâr, burden), German Bürde.[1][2]

Noun

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բեռն (beṙn)

  1. burden, load, weight
  2. cargo; bale
  3. duty

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: բեռ (beṙ)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 40–41
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “բեռն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Further reading

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բեռն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “բեռն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy