բոր
Armenian
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [bɔɾ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [pʰɔɾ]
Etymology 1
From French bore, later reinforced by Russian бор (bor). Alternatively, can be said to be built from բորակ (borak, “borax”), as in other languages.
Noun
բոր • (bor)
- boron
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | բոր (bor) | բորեր (borer) | ||
| dative | բորի (bori) | բորերի (boreri) | ||
| ablative | բորից (boricʿ) | բորերից (borericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | բորով (borov) | բորերով (borerov) | ||
| locative | բորում (borum) | բորերում (borerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | բորը/բորն (borə/born) | բորերը/բորերն (borerə/borern) | ||
| dative | բորին (borin) | բորերին (borerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | բորս (bors) | բորերս (borers) | ||
| dative | բորիս (boris) | բորերիս (boreris) | ||
| ablative | բորիցս (boricʿs) | բորերիցս (borericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | բորովս (borovs) | բորերովս (borerovs) | ||
| locative | բորումս (borums) | բորերումս (borerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | բորդ (bord) | բորերդ (borerd) | ||
| dative | բորիդ (borid) | բորերիդ (borerid) | ||
| ablative | բորիցդ (boricʿd) | բորերիցդ (borericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | բորովդ (borovd) | բորերովդ (borerovd) | ||
| locative | բորումդ (borumd) | բորերումդ (borerumd) | ||
Etymology 2
From Old Armenian բոր (bor); see it for more.
Noun
բոր • (bor)
- leprosy
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | բոր (bor) | բորեր (borer) | ||
| dative | բորի (bori) | բորերի (boreri) | ||
| ablative | բորից (boricʿ) | բորերից (borericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | բորով (borov) | բորերով (borerov) | ||
| locative | բորում (borum) | բորերում (borerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | բորը/բորն (borə/born) | բորերը/բորերն (borerə/borern) | ||
| dative | բորին (borin) | բորերին (borerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | բորս (bors) | բորերս (borers) | ||
| dative | բորիս (boris) | բորերիս (boreris) | ||
| ablative | բորիցս (boricʿs) | բորերիցս (borericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | բորովս (borovs) | բորերովս (borerovs) | ||
| locative | բորումս (borums) | բորերումս (borerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | բորդ (bord) | բորերդ (borerd) | ||
| dative | բորիդ (borid) | բորերիդ (borerid) | ||
| ablative | բորիցդ (boricʿd) | բորերիցդ (borericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | բորովդ (borovd) | բորերովդ (borerovd) | ||
| locative | բորումդ (borumd) | բորերումդ (borerumd) | ||
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Iranian *bor (“leprosy”). Compare Sogdian [script needed] (βrʾwkʾ /βarūkə/, “leprous”). Perhaps related to the source of բորենի (boreni). See also ուրուկ (uruk).
Noun
բոր • (bor)
- leprosy
- բոր գրաստուց ― bor grastucʿ ― farcy
Declension
o-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | բոր (bor) | բորք (borkʿ) | |
| genitive | բորոյ (boroy) | բորոց (borocʿ) | |
| dative | բորոյ (boroy) | բորոց (borocʿ) | |
| accusative | բոր (bor) | բորս (bors) | |
| ablative | բորոյ (boroy) | բորոց (borocʿ) | |
| instrumental | բորով (borov) | բորովք (borovkʿ) | |
| locative | բոր (bor) | բորս (bors) |
Derived terms
- բորոտ (borot)
- բորոտանամ (borotanam)
- բորոտեմ (borotem)
- բորոտեցուցանեմ (borotecʿucʿanem)
- բորոտիմ (borotim)
- բորոտութիւն (borotutʿiwn)
- բորութիւն (borutʿiwn)
- քածբոր (kʿacbor)
- քածպոր (kʿacpor)
Descendants
- Armenian: բոր (bor)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “բոր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “բոր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “բոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press