Armenian

Adjective

պարզ • ‎(parz) ‎(superlative ամենապարզ)

1. (of weather) not clouded, clear, serene
2. bright
3. clear, transparent
4. simple, not complicated
5. modest, unpretentious
6. understandable, intelligible
7. sincere, candid

Synonyms

• (simple): հասարակ ‎(hasarak)

Antonyms

• (simple): բարդ ‎(bard)

Related terms

• պարզել ‎(parzel)

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Iranian *parz ‎(“pure, clean”). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian pʾrwdn ‎(pārūdan, “to filter, to clean”), Persian پالودن ‎(pālūdan, “to strain, to filter, to purify”).

Adjective

պարզ • ‎(parz)

1. pure, clear, clean
2. sincere, genuine
3. speaking explicitly, without ceremony
4. simple, not complicated, not compounded
5. clear, evident
6. serene, calm

Declension

Adverb

պարզ • ‎(parz)

1. simply

Noun

պարզ • ‎(parz)

1. serenity, sereneness, fine weather, clear sky, serene atmosphere

   ի պարզի, ի պարզոյ‎ ― i parzi, i parzoy ― with a clear sky

2. evening stillness
3. morning freshness

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: պարզ ‎(parz)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “պարզ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “պարզ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “պարզ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935