դիւր

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • դեւր (dewr)

Etymology

The origin is unknown.[1][2][3] The same root is found as the second component of classical Old Armenian անդորր (andorr), անդոյր (andoyr).[1]. For the relationship of the senses "flat" and "easy" compare հեշտ (hešt, “easy”) and dialectal հեշտրան (heštran, “flat; calm, easy”).[1]

Noun

դիւր • (diwr)

  1. plain; flat ground
    ի դիւրի, ի դիւրոջ ― i diwri, i diwroǰ ― in a plain
  2. ease; contentment; convenience
    դիւր առնել ― diwr aṙnel ― to facilitate; to relieve; to give convenience
    ըստ անձին / ըստ մտոց դիւրի ― əst anjin / əst mtocʿ diwri ― at his ease, as he likes

Declension

Adjective

դիւր • (diwr)

  1. flat, level
  2. easy, convenient; pleasant
    ի դիւրի, ի դիւրոջ լինել ― i diwri, i diwroǰ linel ― to live comfortably

Declension

Adverb

դիւր • (diwr)

  1. easily

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “դիւր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 671–672
  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 962
  3. ↑ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “դիւր”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 200a

Further reading

  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836), “դիւր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 629bc
  • Łazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000), “դիւր”, in Tʿosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 374a
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “դիւր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 145b
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