уарын

Ossetian

Alternative forms

• уарун (warun) (Digor)

Etymology

Cognate with Pashto ووریدل (warēdəl, wōrēdəl, “to rain”); Kurdish and Persian باران (bārān), Sanskrit वार् (vār, “water”), Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬭𐬀 (vāra, “rain”). Other Indo-European cognates include Armenian ջուր (ǰur), Old Norse vari (“liquid, water”), Latin ūrīnor (“to dive”) and Luvian 𒉿𒀀𒅈 (wār, “water”).

Verb

уа́рын • (wáryn)

1. (Iron) to rain
2. (Iron) to fall (of precipitation)

Noun

уа́рын • (wáryn)

1. (Iron) rain

References

• Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “уарын”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir