յոյր
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- յօր (yōr)
- յովր (yovr)
Etymology
The origin is uncertain. Martirosyan proposes connection with Sanskrit पीवन् (pīvan), पीवरी (pīvarī, “fat, swelling”), Ancient Greek πίων (píōn), πίειρα (píeira, “fat, fertile, rich”), reconstructing Proto-Indo-European *peyH-ur-ih₂ for Armenian. A connection with գեր (ger) is also possible.
Adjective
յոյր • (yoyr)
- fat, plump
- (grammar) aspirate (of consonants)
Declension
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | յոյր (yoyr) | յոյրք (yoyrkʿ) | |
| genitive | յոյրի (yoyri) | յոյրից (yoyricʿ) | |
| dative | յոյրի (yoyri) | յոյրից (yoyricʿ) | |
| accusative | յոյր (yoyr) | յոյրս (yoyrs) | |
| ablative | յոյրէ (yoyrē) | յոյրից (yoyricʿ) | |
| instrumental | յոյրիւ (yoyriw) | յոյրիւք (yoyriwkʿ) | |
| locative | յոյրի (yoyri) | յոյրս (yoyrs) |
Descendants
- Armenian: հույր (huyr)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “յոյր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “յոյր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “յոյր”, 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 497