ասր
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian ասր (asr).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ˈɑsəɾ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ˈɑsəɾ]
Noun
ասր • (asr)
- (archaic) cleaned white wool of a sheep, fine fleece
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ասր (asr) | ասրեր (asrer) | ||
| dative | ասրի (asri) | ասրերի (asreri) | ||
| ablative | ասրից (asricʿ) | ասրերից (asrericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | ասրով (asrov) | ասրերով (asrerov) | ||
| locative | ասրում (asrum) | ասրերում (asrerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | ասրը/ասրն (asrə/asrn) | ասրերը/ասրերն (asrerə/asrern) | ||
| dative | ասրին (asrin) | ասրերին (asrerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | ասրս (asrs) | ասրերս (asrers) | ||
| dative | ասրիս (asris) | ասրերիս (asreris) | ||
| ablative | ասրիցս (asricʿs) | ասրերիցս (asrericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | ասրովս (asrovs) | ասրերովս (asrerovs) | ||
| locative | ասրումս (asrums) | ասրերումս (asrerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | ասրդ (asrd) | ասրերդ (asrerd) | ||
| dative | ասրիդ (asrid) | ասրերիդ (asrerid) | ||
| ablative | ասրիցդ (asricʿd) | ասրերիցդ (asrericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | ասրովդ (asrovd) | ասրերովդ (asrerovd) | ||
| locative | ասրումդ (asrumd) | ասրերումդ (asrerumd) | ||
Synonyms
- բուրդ (burd)
Old Armenian
Etymology
The stem is ասու- (asu-), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock”).[1][2][3]
Noun
ասր • (asr)
- fleece, wool
Usage notes
The word has two combining forms, the original ասու- (asu-) and later ասր- (asr-).
Declension
r-u-type
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | ասր (asr) |
| genitive | ասու (asu) |
| dative | ասու (asu) |
| accusative | ասր (asr) |
| ablative | ասուէ (asuē) |
| instrumental | ասու (asu) |
| locative | ասու (asu) |
o-type
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | ասր (asr) |
| genitive | ասրոյ (asroy) |
| dative | ասրոյ (asroy) |
| accusative | ասր (asr) |
| ablative | ասրոյ (asroy) |
| instrumental | ասրով (asrov) |
| locative | ասր (asr) |
| the plural is uncommon but genitive-dative plural ասուոց (asuocʿ) and ասրոց (asrocʿ) are attested | |
u-type
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | ասր (asr) |
| genitive | ասրու (asru) |
| dative | ասրու (asru) |
| accusative | ասր (asr) |
| ablative | ասրէ (asrē) |
| instrumental | ասրու (asru) |
| locative | ասրու (asru) |
r/ł-type
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | ասր (asr) |
| genitive | *ասեր (*aser) |
| dative | *ասեր (*aser) |
| accusative | ասր (asr) |
| ablative | *ասերէ (*aserē) |
| instrumental | ասերբ (aserb) |
| locative | *ասեր (*aser) |
| post-classical | |
Derived terms
- ասուեայ (asueay)
- ասուեղ (asueł)
- ասուի (asui)
- ասրաբեր (asraber)
- ասրաբերութիւն (asraberutʿiwn)
- ասրաբոյս (asraboys)
- ասրագործ (asragorc)
- ասրագործեմ (asragorcem)
- ասրազգեաց (asrazgeacʿ)
- ասրակերպ (asrakerp)
- ասրակերտ (asrakert)
- ասրավաճառ (asravačaṙ)
- ասրատակ (asratak)
- ասրատեսակ (asratesak)
- ասրափայլ (asrapʿayl)
- ասրափառ (asrapʿaṙ)
- ասրաքատակ (asrakʿatak)
- ասրեայ (asreay)
- ասրեայ (asreay)
- ասրեղէն (asrełēn)
- ասրեղէն (asrełēn)
Descendants
- Armenian: ասր (asr)
References
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1940) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 38–39
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ասր”, 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, Boston: Brill, page 122
Further reading
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ասր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ասր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy