արտախոյր
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Middle Median *arītaxōδ, from Proto-Iranian *riHtáh (“face”) (whence Sogdian 𐽀𐼷𐽂 (ryt /rīt, rēt/, “face”)) + *xáwdaH (“cover”) (whence Old Persian 𐎧𐎢𐎭𐎠 (x-u-d-a /xaudā/, “hat”), Old Armenian խոյր (xoyr)).
Noun
արտախոյր • (artaxoyr)
- tiara, mitre, diadem
- (figuratively) Jupiter (planet)
- veil, face cover
Derived terms
- արտախուրակ (artaxurak)
- արտախուրակեմ (artaxurakem)
- արտախուրեմ (artaxurem)
Descendants
- Armenian: Արտախույր (Artaxuyr)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “արտախոյր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “արտախոյր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “արտախոյր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Perixanjan, A. G. (1993) Материалы к этимологическому словарю древнеармянского языка. Часть I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 10