Armenian

Alternative forms

Noun

պատառ • ‎(pataṙ)

1. slice, piece, bit, morsel (especially of food)

Declension

Related terms

• պատառաքաղ ‎(pataṙakʿał)

Adjective

պատառ • ‎(pataṙ) ‎(superlative ամենապատառ)

1. (dialectal, Goris, Karabakh) little, small

Declension

Adverb

պատառ • ‎(pataṙ)

1. (dialectal, Goris, Karabakh) a little

   պա՛տառ կաց‎ ― pátaṙ kacʿ ― wait a little!

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1913), “պատառ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žołovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 899b
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “պատառ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935, pages 35–36

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Müller considers this a Middle Iranian borrowing, comparing Persian فتردن ‎(fatardan, “to pull to pieces”) as corresponding to պատառեմ ‎(pataṙem, “to tear to pieces”).

Xalatʿeancʿ and Karst derive from Akkadian [script needed] ‎(paṭāru, “to untie, undo, unfasten, split, loosen”). Compare the roots: Hebrew פ־ט־ר ‎(p-ṭ-r), Classical Syriac ܦ-ܛ-ܪ ‎(p-ṭ-r, “to separate”), whence ܦܛܝܪܐ ‎(paṭṭīrā). The Semitic origin is considered possible by J̌ahukyan but rejected by Ačaṙean who leaves the origin open.

Noun

պատառ • ‎(pataṙ)

1. piece, morsel (especially of bread)
   • 5th century, Bible, Gospel of John 13.26

     Պատասխանի ետ Յիսուս եւ ասէ․ Այն է, որում ես թացից զպատառն եւ տաց։ Եւ թացեալ զպատառն տայ Յուդայի Իսկարիովտացւոյ։

     Jesus answered, "It is the one to whom I give this piece of bread after I have dipped it." Then He dipped the piece of bread and gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.

   պատառ պատառ‎ ― pataṙ pataṙ ― in pieces, in rags; piecemeal

   պատառ մի հացի‎ ― pataṙ mi hacʿi ― a bit or piece of bread

   բրդել պատառս պատառս‎ ― brdel pataṙs pataṙs ― to cut in pieces or in bits

   ի մի պատառ կլանել‎ ― i mi pataṙ klanel ― to devour, to take in one mouthful

   պատառ պատառ կոտորիլ‎ ― pataṙ pataṙ kotoril ― to be lacerated, torn or cut to pieces, butchered

   պատառ պատառ յերկիր անկանիլ‎ ― pataṙ pataṙ yerkir ankanil ― to fall off bit by bit, to decay gradually

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: պատառ ‎(pataṙ)
  • → Udi: пӏатӏар ‎(ṗaṭar)
• → Old Georgian: პატარა ‎(ṗaṭara)
  • Georgian: პატარა ‎(ṗaṭara)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “պատառ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935, pages 35–36
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1837), “պատառ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 604a
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “պատառ”, in Sargsyan, Vahan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, ISBN 978-9939-50-121-5, page 624a
• Karst, Josef (1911), “Zur ethnischen Stellung der Armenier”, in Akinean, Nersēs, editor, Huschardzan. Festschrift aus Anlass des 100-jahrigen Bestandes der Mechitaristen-Kongregation in Wien (1811–1911), und des 25. Jahrganges der philosophischen Monatsschrift Handes amsorya (1887–1911) (in German), Vienna: Verl. der Mechitaristen-Kongregation, page 400
• Müller, Friedrich (1892), “Pahlawi und armenische Etymologien”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes (in German), volume 6, page 267
• Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 16
• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “պատառ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 598a
• Xalatʿeancʿ, Bagrat (1902), “Mi karcikʿ hay naxararutʿeancʿ cagman masin [An opinion on the origin of Armenian nakhararships]”, in Banasēr. Handēs hnaxōsakan, patmakan, lezuabanakan ew kʿnnakan (in Armenian), volume 4, issue 6, Paris