զեփիւռ
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- զեփիւռոս (zepʿiwṙos), զեւփիւռոս (zewpʿiwṙos)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros).
Noun
զեփիւռ • (zepʿiwṙ)
- westerly wind
- (post-Classical) zephyr, gentle breeze
- քաղցրաշունչ զեփիւռ ― kʿałcʿrašunčʿ zepʿiwṙ ― the gentle zephyrs
- զովարար զեփիւռ ― zovarar zepʿiwṙ ― refreshing breeze
Declension
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | զեփիւռ (zepʿiwṙ) | զեփիւռք (zepʿiwṙkʿ) | |
| genitive | զեփիւռի (zepʿiwṙi) | զեփիւռից (zepʿiwṙicʿ) | |
| dative | զեփիւռի (zepʿiwṙi) | զեփիւռից (zepʿiwṙicʿ) | |
| accusative | զեփիւռ (zepʿiwṙ) | զեփիւռս (zepʿiwṙs) | |
| ablative | զեփիւռէ (zepʿiwṙē) | զեփիւռից (zepʿiwṙicʿ) | |
| instrumental | զեփիւռիւ (zepʿiwṙiw) | զեփիւռիւք (zepʿiwṙiwkʿ) | |
| locative | զեփիւռի (zepʿiwṙi) | զեփիւռս (zepʿiwṙs) |
Descendants
- → Armenian: զեփյուռ (zepʿyuṙ)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “զեփիւռ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “զեփիւռ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “զեփիւռ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press