դրօշ

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Old Armenian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The original spelling is դրաւշ (drawš), from Middle Iranian. Compare Parthian 𐫅𐫡𐫜𐫢 (drfš /⁠drafš⁠/), Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (dlpš /⁠drafš⁠/), Persian درفش (derafš), and see the latter for more.

Noun[edit]

դրօշ • (drōš)

  1. banner, ensign, flag, standard; gonfalon
    • 5th century, Ełišē, Vasn Vardanay ew Hayocʻ paterazmin [History of Vardan and the Armenian War] chapter 4, (1957 edition, page 96):[1]
      Այլ և դրօշից անգամ իւրաքանչիւրոց տեղեկանայր ի նմանէ․ և թէ քանի՛ գունդ զզօրսն բաժանիցեն, և ո՛ր ոք ի նոցանէ սաղարք լինիցին, և ո՛ր զօրագլուխ յորմէ կողմանէ յռազմ մտանիցէ, և զինչ անուանք իւրաքանչիւր համհարզացն իցեն, և քանի՛ փողահարք ի մէջ գնդին ձայնիցեն։
      Ayl ew drōšicʻ angam iwrakʻančʻiwrocʻ tełekanayr i nmanē; ew tʻē kʻaní gund zzōrsn bažanicʻen, ew ór okʻ i nocʻanē sałarkʻ linicʻin, ew ór zōraglux yormē kołmanē yṙazm mtanicʻē, ew zinčʻ anuankʻ iwrakʻančʻiwr hamharzacʻn icʻen, ew kʻaní pʻołaharkʻ i mēǰ gndin jaynicʻen.
      • Translation by Robert W. Thomson
        He also inquired from him about each of the standards: into how many companies they divided the army, which of them were generals, which commander would attack from which side, what were the names of each one's adjutants, how many trumpeters would sound in the company.
  2. (military) battalion, regiment, cohort

Declension[edit]

u-type
singular plural
nominative դրօշ (drōš) դրօշք (drōškʻ)
genitive դրօշու (drōšu) դրօշուց (drōšucʻ)
dative դրօշու (drōšu) դրօշուց (drōšucʻ)
accusative դրօշ (drōš) դրօշս (drōšs)
ablative դրօշէ (drōšē) դրօշուց (drōšucʻ)
instrumental դրօշու (drōšu) դրօշուք (drōšukʻ)
locative դրօշու (drōšu) դրօշս (drōšs)
i-type
singular plural
nominative դրօշ (drōš) դրօշք (drōškʻ)
genitive դրօշի (drōši) դրօշից (drōšicʻ)
dative դրօշի (drōši) դրօշից (drōšicʻ)
accusative դրօշ (drōš) դրօշս (drōšs)
ablative դրօշէ (drōšē) դրօշից (drōšicʻ)
instrumental դրօշիւ (drōšiw) դրօշիւք (drōšiwkʻ)
locative դրօշի (drōši) դրօշս (drōšs)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Armenian: դրոշ (droš) (learned)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Thomson, Robert W. (1982) Ełišē, History of Vardan and the Armenian War (Harvard Armenian texts and studies; 5)‎[1], Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Harvard University Press, page 148

Further reading[edit]

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “դրօշ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 697ab
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դրօշ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դրօշ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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