ձաւար

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Noun

ձաւար (jawar)

  1. boiled and crushed wheat, barley or spelt
    ձաւար գարիjawar garipearl barley

Declension

Derived terms

  • գարեձաւար (garejawar)

Descendants

  • Armenian: ձավար (javar)
  • Kurdish:
    Northern Kurdish: savar
    Central Kurdish: ساوار (sāwār), ساوەر (sāwar)
  • Turkish: zavar

References

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