կուռն

Alternative forms

• կուռ (kuṙ)

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Compare կռթունք (kṙtʿunkʿ). The basic meaning may be ‘curved/bending body-part’ and the word may be related to կոր (kor).

Noun

կուռն • (kuṙn)

1. back

   զկուռս տալ որմոյ ― zkuṙs tal ormoy ― to lean against a wall

2. side

   առ կռան կալ ― aṙ kṙan kal ― to be near, present

   մերձ առ կռան կայ ― merj aṙ kṙan kay ― it is not far distant

3. joint between the shoulder and arm

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “կուռն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “կուռն”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “կուռն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd 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 382