ամուր

See also: Ամուր

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ամուր (amur).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ամուր (amur) (superlative ամենաամուր)

  1. durable, strong, solid

Declension

Synonyms


Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.[1] According to Olsen, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-bʰōro- (supported) or the like, from *sm̥- and *bʰer-.[2]

Adjective

ամուր (amur)

  1. strong, solid

Declension

Noun

ամուր (amur)

  1. fortress

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: ամուր (amur)
    • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: [script needed] (ämuirä, frequent)

References

  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), ամուր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 161
  2. Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 180

Further reading

  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ամուր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ամուր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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