չոր

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian չոր (čʻor).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

չոր (čʻor) (superlative ամենաչոր)

  1. dry
    չոր գլուխčʻor gluxhaving no close family or relatives, to be free from family responsibilities, to be alone
    չոր դուրս գալ՝ դուրս պրծնելčʻor durs gal, durs prcnelto get away innocent even though one is guilty, to be free from accountability
    չոր հացčʻor hacʻ1) bread with nothing on it, empty sandwich; 2) extremely poor means of living
    չորն էլ թացի հետ այրելčʻorn ēl tʻacʻi het ayrelto punish the innocent alongside the guilty, to fail to differentiate between the innocent and the guilty
    չորն էլ թացի հետ այրվելčʻorn ēl tʻacʻi het ayrvelto have the innocent punished alongside the guilty
    չոր չոփčʻor čʻopʻ1) very thin; 2) stark naked
    չոր տախտակ դառնալčʻor taxtak daṙnalto become very thin, to become emaciated
    չոր տափի վրա թողնելčʻor tapʻi vra tʻoġnelto make destitute, to deprive of all livelihood
    չոր տափի վրա մնալčʻor tapʻi vra mnalto be made destitute, to be deprived of all livelihood
    չոր ու ցամաքčʻor u cʻamakʻ1) extremely thin, emaciated; 2) poor, lifeless, dull
    չոր քարին գնալիս՝ չոր քարն էլ կանաչիčʻor kʻarin gnalis, čʻor kʻarn ēl kanačʻi(blessing) may the dry rock you walk towards also turn green
    չոր ուղեղčʻor uġeġcold, indifferent judgment
  2. arid
  3. waterless, rainless
  4. parched, desiccated, dehydrated
  5. dried-up, withered
  6. hard, firm, tough
  7. thin, lean, slender
  8. poor, impoverished
  9. hoarse, husky, grating
  10. rude, coarse

Declension[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *ksoro-, from *kseros (dry). Doublet of չիր (čʻir) from another ablaut grade. Cognate with Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós) and perhaps Sanskrit क्षार (kṣāra, caustic, biting, corrosive, acrid, pungent, saline).

Adjective[edit]

չոր (čʻor)

  1. dry
    չոր հացčʻor hacʻdry bread
    չոր ճաշակելčʻor čašakelto fast on lenten diet
    չոր թթուčʻor tʻtʻupickled turnips to cook for winter use
  2. (figuratively) rough
    չոր մսուրčʻor msurrough, uncomfortable crib

Declension[edit]

Adverb[edit]

չոր (čʻor)

  1. only, simply, just

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: չոր (čʻor)

References[edit]

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “չոր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “չոր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “չոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 546