աղօրի

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The original spelling is աղաւրի (aławri), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lh₁-tr-i(H)-eh₂-, from *h₂elh₁- (to grind), whence աղամ (ałam); cognate with Ancient Greek ἀλετρίς (aletrís).[1][2][3]

Noun

աղօրի • (ałōri)

  1. mill
    աղօրի ձեռացałōri jeṙacʻhand-mill
  2. female grinder (of corn)
  3. (anatomy) molar

Declension

o-a-type
singular plural
nominative աղօրի (ałōri) աղօրիք (ałōrikʻ)
genitive աղօրւոյ (ałōrwoy) աղօրեաց (ałōreacʻ)
dative աղօրւոյ (ałōrwoy) աղօրեաց (ałōreacʻ)
accusative աղօրի (ałōri) աղօրիս (ałōris)
ablative աղօրւոյ (ałōrwoy) աղօրեաց (ałōreacʻ)
instrumental աղօրեաւ (ałōreaw) աղօրեաւք = աղօրեօք (ałōreawkʻ = ałōreōkʻ)
locative աղօրի (ałōri) աղօրիս (ałōris)

Descendants

  • Armenian: աղորի (aġori), աղորիք (aġorikʻ)

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 36–37
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աղալ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  3. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “aɫawri”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 31

Further reading

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աղօրի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աղօրի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy