Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• ասպարէս ‎(asparēs)

Noun

ասպարէզ • ‎(asparēz)

1. hippodrome, racecourse
2. stadion (a unit of length equal to 184.97 meters)
3. field, place, area, arena

   ասպարէզ ըմբշամարտութեան‎ ― asparēz əmbšamartutʿean ― wrestling place

   դիմել, իջանել, խոյանալ, ելանել յասպարէզ‎ ― dimel, iǰanel, xoyanal, elanel yasparēz ― to throw one's self, to brave, to descend, to fling, to rush, to hurl in the arena

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: ասպարեզ ‎(asparez)
• Georgian: ასპარეზი ‎(asṗarezi)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ասպարէզ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ասպարէզ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ասպարէզ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “ասպարէզ”, in Sargsyan, Vahan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, ISBN 978-9939-50-121-5
• Łazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000), “ասպարէզ”, in Tʿosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press