թեր

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See also: թեր-

Armenian

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *pter- (wing; feather).

Noun

թեր (tʻer)

  1. (dialectal) petal
    վարդի թերvardi tʻerrose petal
  2. (dialectal) leaf
Declension

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Armenian թեր (tʻer, side); see it for more.

Adverb

թեր (tʻer)

  1. (formal) for somebody, in favor of somebody
    թեր քվեարկելtʻer kʻvearkelto vote in favor of

References

  • Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944–1945) “թեր”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 286

Old Armenian

Etymology

The earlier meaning must have been “wing”, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *pter- (wing; feather).

Noun

թեր (tʻer)

  1. side

Usage notes

In compounds the word has also the meaning of “defective, incomplete, faulty”, due to a semantic shift “lateral, marginal” → “defective”.

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: թեր (tʻer)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “թեր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “թեր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “թեր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 286