իրաւ

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Old Armenian

Etymology

Instrumental case of իր (ir), used as an adverb. Later understood as a noun and even inflected (e.g. locative յիրաւի (yirawi)).

Adverb

իրաւ (iraw)

  1. by deed; really, effectively
  2. justly, reasonably, rightly

Adjective

իրաւ (iraw)

  1. just, true, lawful

Noun

իրաւ (iraw)

  1. justice, equity, law
    իրաւ առնելiraw aṙnelto do justice, to justice
    դուք ձեզէն տուք զիրաւնdukʻ jezēn tukʻ zirawnbe ye yourselves the judges, judge for yourselves

Derived terms

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Descendants

  • Armenian: իրավ (irav)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “իրաւ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy