արտախոյր

Etymology

From Middle Median *arītaxōδ from an old Iranian compound *rīta-xauda- (“face cover”). For the first part compare Sogdian [script needed] (ryt /*rīt, *rēt/, “face”). The second part is from Iranian *xaud- (“to cover”), whence Old Persian 𐎧𐎢𐎭𐎠 (xaudā-, “hat”) and Old Armenian խոյր (xoyr).

Noun

արտախոյր • (artaxoyr)

1. tiara, mitre, diadem
2. (figuratively) Jupiter (planet)
3. veil, face cover

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “արտախոյր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “արտախոյր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “արտախոյր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Perixanjan, Anait (1993) Materialy k etimologičeskomu slovarju drevnearmjanskovo jazyka. Častʹ I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 10