Armenian

Verb

եղար • ‎(ełar)

1. second-person singular past perfect indicative of լինել ‎(linel)

Old Armenian

Etymology

Օf uncertain origin. Possibly connected with եղեռն ‎(ełeṙn). Post-classically the root became *եղեր ‎(ełer), hence the derived terms.

Noun

եղար • ‎(ełar)

1. complaint, lamentation
2. tragedy

Derived terms

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “եղեր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “եղար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935