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աւր

աւր

Old Armenian

Noun

աւր (awr)

  1. Alternative spelling of օր (ōr)
Declension

Etymology 2

The origin is uncertain. Perhaps related to Latin aurugo.

Noun

աւր (awr)

  1. (anatomy) gall
Declension
Synonyms
  • մաղձ (małj)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), աւր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “*awre(a)r”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 156