սուրճ

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Armenian [edit]

մի բաժակ սուրճ
(mi bažak surč)

Etymology [edit]

Of onomatopoeic origin, because of the sound made when sipping coffee. First attested in 1787.

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Noun [edit]

սուրճ  (surč)

  1. coffee bean
  2. coffee (beverage)
    մի բաժակ սուրճ — a cup of coffee

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References [edit]

  • սուրճ in Stepʿan Malxaseancʿ (1944–45), Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran (Yerevan: State Publishing House of Armenian SSR)
  • սուրճ in Hračʿeay Ačaṙean (1926–35), Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (Yerevan: Yerevan State University), 2nd ed., 1971–79

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Old Armenian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Of onomatopoeic origin, because of the sound made when sipping coffee. First attested in 1787.

Noun [edit]

սուրճ  (surč)  (singular genitive սրճոյ)

  1. (very post-classical) coffee
    սուրճ անապակ (surč anapak) — black coffee
    սուրճ կաթնախառն (surč katʿnaxaṙn) —  coffee and milk
    սուրճ ջրախառն (surč ǰraxaṙn) — strong coffee
    ժամ սրճոյ (žam srčoy) — coffeetime
    եփել սուրճ (epʿel surč) — to make coffee
    ըմպել սուրճ (əmpel surč) — to drink coffee

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References [edit]

  • սուրճ in Mathias Bedrossian (1879), New Dictionary Armenian-English (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
  • սուրճ in Hračʿeay Ačaṙean (1926–35), Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (Yerevan: Yerevan State University), 2nd ed., 1971–79
  • սուրճ in Stepʿan Malxaseancʿ (1944–45), Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran (Yerevan: State Publishing House of Armenian SSR)