դրօշ

Alternative forms

• դրաւշ (drawš)

Etymology

The original spelling is դրաւշ (drawš), from Middle Iranian. Compare Middle Persian dlpš (drafš, “banner”), Manichaean Parthian drfš (drafš, “banner”), Persian درفش‎ (dirafš, “banner, flag”), Ossetian тырыса (tyrysa, “flag”). Through Proto-Indo-European these are related to Sanskrit द्रप्स (drapsá, “flag”), द्रापि (drāpí, “mantle, gown”), Italian drappo, French drapeau, English drape, Ancient Greek δρέπω (drépō, “I pluck”), Russian драпать (drapatʹ), etc.

Noun

դրօշ • (drōš)

1. banner, ensign, flag, standard; gonfalon

   դրօշս արձակել ― drōšs arjakel ― to hoist a flag

   իջուցանել զդրօշ ― iǰucʿanel zdrōš ― to lower the flag, to strike one's colours

2. (military) battalion, regiment, cohort

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “դրօշ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “դրօշ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “դրօշ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press