Armenian

Noun

թառ • ‎(tʿaṙ)

1. (music) tar (Persian musical instrument)

Declension

References

• Malxaseancʿ, Stepʿan (1944–1945), “թառ”, in Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House

Etymology 2

From Middle Armenian թառ ‎(tʿaṙ).

Noun

թառ • ‎(tʿaṙ)

1. roosting perch

   թառ լինել‎ ― tʿaṙ linel ― to perch; (of humans) to sit at some high place

   թառ տալ‎ ― tʿaṙ tal ― to hang from a high place

2. (dialectal, New Julfa) shelf on a wall

Declension

Derived terms

• թառահան ‎(tʿaṙahan)
• թառեզնել ‎(tʿaṙeznel)
• թառելբույն ‎(tʿaṙelbuyn)
• թառ-թառ ‎(tʿaṙ-tʿaṙ)
• թառիկ ‎(tʿaṙik)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “թառ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935

Middle Armenian

Alternative forms

• դառ ‎(daṙ)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tr̥s-, zero-grade of *ters- ‎(“to dry”). Among the cognates compare especially Ancient Greek ταρσός ‎(tarsós, “cheese hurdle”), ταρσιά ‎(tarsiá, “stake for drying figs”), Old High German darra ‎(“stake for drying fruits”) (German Darre).

Noun

թառ • ‎(tʿaṙ), nominative plural թառեր ‎(tʿaṙer)

1. roosting perch
2. a bar from which fruits (e.g. grapes) are hanged to dry

Derived terms

• թառել ‎(tʿaṙel)

Descendants

• Armenian: թառ ‎(tʿaṙ)
• Georgian: თარო ‎(taro)
• Udi: tʿär ‎(“roosting perch for chicken”)

References

• Łazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), “թառ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 236a
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “թառ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “թառ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “թառ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 76
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “թառ”, in Sargsyan, Vahan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, ISBN 978-9939-50-121-5, page 258b