զարդ

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Armenian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Armenian զարդ (zard).

Pronunciation

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Noun

զարդ (zard)

  1. ornament, adornment, accessory (e.g., ring, bracelet, necklace)
  2. decoration, adornment (of a house)
  3. design, pattern, tracery
  4. (figuratively) a person who is amiable or agreeable (a person with a personality trait that stands out and is pleasant)
  5. (figuratively) verdure, vegetation
  6. nature, environment (the natural world)
  7. embellishment, color (of language)
  8. (figuratively) decor, ornament (of a person who stands out superficially, but has little else to offer)
  9. that which is superior or better than others of its kind

Declension

Derived terms


Old Armenian

Etymology

զ- (z-) +‎ արդ (ard)

Noun

զարդ (zard)

  1. ornament, finery, embellishment, preparation, furniture, cloths, fringe, decoration; dress, toilette; attire
    զարդ/զարդք երկնիցzard/zardkʻ erknicʻthe stars
    առնուլ զզարդ զանձամբ, զարդ առնուլaṙnul zzard zanjamb, zard aṙnulto adorn oneself
    ի զէն եւ ի զարդ վառիլi zēn ew i zard vaṙilto arm oneself, to fly to arms

Declension

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Descendants

  • Armenian: զարդ (zard)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “զարդ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “զարդ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “արդ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page զարդ