քարշ

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian քարշ (kʿarš).

Pronunciation

Noun

քարշ (kʿarš)

  1. the act of pulling or of being pulled (found mainly in set phrases)
    քարշ գալkʿarš galto drag, to trail, to be dragged/trailed
    քարշ տալkʿarš talto drag, to pull
  2. traction

Declension


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian *karš-. Compare Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬱- (karš-, to drag, to draw furrows, plough), Persian کشیدن (kašīdan, to draw, extract). The spelling քաշ (kʿaš) is a later form.

Noun

քարշ (kʿarš) indeclinable

  1. the act of drawing to, dragging or drawing along
    ի քարշ, ընդ քարշi kʿarš, ənd kʿarštrailingly, creepingly
    ըստ/ի քարշ ածել, արկանել, ձգելəst/i kʿarš acel, arkanel, jgelto train, to trail, to draggle, to drag or draw along
    ի քարշ գնալi kʿarš gnalto crawl, to creep in the belly
  2. (music) a kind of music note
  3. (grammar) Armenian abbreviations symbol (՟)

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), քարշ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), քարշ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), քարշ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.