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հուր

հուր

Armenian

Noun

հուր (hur)

  1. fire

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Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *puh₂r-, from *péh₂ur.

Noun

հուր (hur)

  1. fire
    հուրն անշէջhurn anšēǰ ― ****, hellfire
    շրջմոլիկ հուրšrǰmolik hur ― night-fire, Will-o'-the-wisp, Jack-o'-lantern, ignis fatuus
    հուր արկանել, վառելhur arkanel, vaṙel ― to set on fire, to light, to kindle, to make a fire
    հուր հարկանել, արկանել, տալ, հրով/հուրբ դատելhur harkanel, arkanel, tal, hrov/hurb datel ― to set fire to, to burn, to set on fire, to inflame, etc.
    ի հուր եւ ի սուր սպառել, մաշել զամենայնi hur ew i sur spaṙel, mašel zamenayn ― to put every thing to fire and sword, to destroy by burning; to chastise with fire and sword, to punish severely
    ի հուր այրիլ, տոչորիլi hur ayril, točʿoril ― to be burnt, consumed by fire
    իւղ արկանել զհրովiwł arkanel zhrov ― to add fuel to the flames
    հուր առնուլhur aṙnul ― to catch or take fire, to fire or blaze up
    չառնուլ հուրčʿaṙnul hur ― to miss fire
    հուր վարեալ բորբոքէր ի Գաղղիաhur vareal borbokʿēr i Gałłia ― all France was on fire, all in a blaze
    ի հո՛ւր, ի հո՛ւր, հուր հարաւ զտանէi húr, i húr, hur haraw ztanē ― fire! fire! the house is on fire!
    առ սէր քո տայր զինքն/մատնէր զանձն եւ ի հուրaṙ sēr kʿo tayr zinkʿn/matnēr zanjn ew i hur ― he would go through fire and water for your sake
  2. (figuratively) fire, heat, spirit, ardour
  3. (figuratively) passion, love, flame
  4. (as an adjective) fiery, igneous
  5. (as an adjective) pyramidal (a translation of Ancient Greek πυραμίς (puramís), as if it were from πῦρ (pûr, fire))

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References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), հուր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), հուր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), հուր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
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  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 97