պար

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Armenian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Armenian պար (par); see below.

Pronunciation

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Noun

պար (par)

  1. dance

Declension


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • փար- (pʻar-) (for the suffix sense)

Etymology

The original meaning is “circle; around”, of uncertain origin. As a prefix introduced in post-classical period to translate Ancient Greek περί (perí) and Latin circum, e.g. պարունակեմ (parunakem) for περιέχω (periékhō) or պարառեմ (paraṙem) for περιλαμβάνω (perilambánō).

Noun

պար (par)

  1. circle
    պար արկանելpar arkanelto surround, to environ
    պար առնուլpar aṙnulto surround, to encompass, to encircle
  2. dancing, dance; ball; ballet
    պար առնուլ, գալ, յօրինել, խմբել, պարս բոլորել, տալ/պարել, ի պար անցանելpar aṙnul, gal, yōrinel, xmbel, pars bolorel, tal/parel, i par ancʻanelto dance, to leap, to hop, to jump; to caracole
  3. choir, chorus; company, assembly, circle; troop, band; herd, drove, flock
    պարք մեղուացparkʻ mełuacʻswarm of bees
    պար աստեղացpar astełacʻchorus of the stars
    պարս տալpars talto gather together
    պարք ատամանցparkʻ atamancʻset of teeth
  4. (as a prefix) circum-, peri-, around
    պարագայparagaycircumsctance
    պարագրեմparagremI circumscribe
    պարունակեմparunakemI surround

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: պար (par), պարս (pars)
    • Turkish: bar
  • Georgian: პარი (ṗari)

References

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