յօրայ
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- յաւրայ (yawray)
Etymology
The original spelling is յաւրայ (yawray). Related to հայր (hayr) and descended from some derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr and cognate with Sanskrit पितृव्या (pitṛvyā, “father’s brother, paternal uncle”), Ancient Greek πάτρως (pátrōs, “male relative, especially father’s brother”), Latin patruus. It has been pointed out that an exact morphological analysis is extremely difficult.
Noun
յօրայ • (yōray)
- stepfather
Usage notes
Replaced later by հօրու (hōru).
Declension
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | յօրայ (yōray) | յօրայք (yōraykʿ) | |
| genitive | յօրայի (yōrayi) | յօրայից (yōrayicʿ) | |
| dative | յօրայի (yōrayi) | յօրայից (yōrayicʿ) | |
| accusative | յօրայ (yōray) | յօրայս (yōrays) | |
| ablative | յօրայէ (yōrayē) | յօրայից (yōrayicʿ) | |
| instrumental | յօրայիւ (yōrayiw) | յօրայիւք (yōrayiwkʿ) | |
| locative | յօրայի (yōrayi) | յօրայս (yōrays) |
Descendants
- Armenian: հորա (hora)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “յօրայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “յօրայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “յօրայ”, 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 491