երազ

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Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian երազ (eraz).

Pronunciation

Noun

երազ (eraz)

  1. dream (imaginary events seen while sleeping)
    երազ տեսնելeraz tesnelto dream, have a dream
    Synonym: անուրջ (anurǰ)

Declension

See also


Old Armenian

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing: compare Parthian 𐫡𐫀𐫉 (rʾz /⁠rāz⁠/), Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (lʾc /⁠rāz⁠/), 𐫡𐫀𐫉 (rʾz /⁠rāz⁠/), Persian راز (râz, secret, mystery). For the sense development compare Classical Syriac ܐܪܙܐ (ʾərāzā) with closer meanings, from the same Iranian source.

Noun

երազ (eraz)

  1. dream (imaginary events seen while sleeping)
    երազ տեսանելeraz tesanelto dream, to have a dream, to dream a dream
    եւ ոչ յերազի անգամ տեսանելew očʻ yerazi angam tesanelnot even to dream of
    գեղեցիկ երազս տեսանելgełecʻik erazs tesanelto have pleasant, or bright dreams
    ցնորք զահանդելի խօլական երազոցcʻnorkʻ zahandeli xōlakan erazocʻspectres or monstrous visions, dreadful, ghastly, frightful dreams
    յերազս լինել, յերազի անցք անցանելyerazs linel, yerazi ancʻkʻ ancʻanelto have a nocturnal pollution, a lascivious dream
    երազ է կեանք մարդոյeraz ē keankʻ mardoylife is but a dream

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: երազ (eraz)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “երազ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 33–34
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “երազ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 147
  • Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 878
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “երազ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy