Armenian

Alternative forms

• պրաս ‎(pras) Erzurum^[1]
• պռաս ‎(pṙas) Ararat, Tbilisi^[1]
• բռաս ‎(bṙas) Hemşin^[1]
• փուրաս ‎(pʿuras, “a bitter legume between onion and garlic”) Sölöz (Nicomedia)^[1]

Noun

պրաս • ‎(pras)

1. leek, Allium porrum^[2]

Declension

Synonyms

• պրասասոխ ‎(prasasox), սավզի ‎(savzi), քուռաթ ‎(kʿuṙatʿ), քյավառ ‎(kʿyavaṙ), քարասոխ ‎(kʿarasox)

Derived terms

• պրասասոխ ‎(prasasox)

References

1. 1 2 3 4 Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “պրաս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935, page 114a
2. ↑ Łazaryan, Ṙuben S. (2002), “պրաս”, in Busanunneri baṙaran hayeren-latineren-ṙuseren-angleren-franseren [Armenian–Latin–Russian–English–French–German Dictionary of Plant Names], 2nd edition, Yerevan: Areg, ISBN 99930-56-24-3, § 1010, page 95b

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• պրախ ‎(prax), պրասխ ‎(prasx)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πράσον ‎(práson).

Noun

պրաս • ‎(pras)

1. leek, Allium porrum
   • 5th century, Bible, Numbers 11.5

     Զի յիշեցաք զձուկնն զոր ուտէաք յԵգիպտոս ձրի, եւ զսեխն եւ զմեղրապոպ եւ զպրասն եւ զսոխն եւ զխստոր։

     We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick.

Descendants

• Armenian: պրաս ‎(pras)
• Middle Armenian: պռաս ‎(pṙas)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “պրաս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1837), “պրաս”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 666a
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “պրաս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935, page 114a
• Łazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000), “պրաս”, in Tʿosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 424b