այր

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Armenian

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian այր (ayr)

Pronunciation

Noun

այր (ayr)

  1. (archaic, poetic) man
  2. (archaic, poetic) husband, spouse
  3. (archaic, poetic, figuratively) brave person, daredevil
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian այր (ayr)

Pronunciation

Noun

այր (ayr)

  1. cave, grotto
Declension
Synonyms

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Armenian *aynr, from *anir, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr.[1][2][3][4][5] See also առն (aṙn).

Noun

այր (ayr)

  1. man, adult male
    քաջ արանցkʻaǰ arancʻemperor
    վատ արանցvat arancʻcoward
    այր երեւելիayr erewelipersonage
    այր իւրաքանչիւրayr iwrakʻančʻiwrevery one, every person, every body
    այր ոքayr okʻa person, someone
    այր ընդ արամբ, այր զարամբayr ənd aramb, ayr zarambin competition; with emulation
    այր ցընկերayr cʻənkerone to another
    ընդ այր եւ ընդ կինənd ayr ew ənd kinthe men as well as the women, both men and women
    առ այր, յայրaṙ ayr, yayreach person, a head, a man
    այր խաղաղութեանayr xałałutʻeanpeaceful man
    այր գործոյayr gorcoyingenious, active man
    այր զօրութեանayr zōrutʻeanvalorous man
    այր մահուayr mahuguilty, worthy of death
    այր պատերազմիayr paterazmibelligerous, warlike, martial man
    արք արեանցarkʻ areancʻsanguinary, bloody men
    այր Աստուծոյayr Astucoyman of God
    այր եւ ձի, առն եւ ձիոյayr ew ji, aṙn ew jioycavalry, horse
  2. husband, spouse
    առն տալaṙn talto marry
    առն՝ արանց լինելaṙn, arancʻ linelto get, to be married
  3. man of courage
Usage notes

The word has three combining forms: առն- (aṙn-), այր- (ayr-) and ար- (ar-).

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Descendants
  • Armenian: այր (ayr)

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 36–37
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “այր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  3. ^ Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 34
  4. ^ Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 387
  5. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “ayr₁”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 61

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

The origin is uncertain; has been compared to Ancient Greek ἄντρον (ántron, cave) and Hittite [script needed] (ḫariya-, valley).[1][2]

Noun

այր (ayr)

  1. cave, cavern, grotto
  2. desolate place
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “այր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  2. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “ayr₂”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 62

Further reading

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