Armenian

Alternative forms

• մոռ ‎(moṙ)

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): [moɾ]

Noun

մոր • ‎(mor)

1. blackberry (the fruit)
2. raspberry (the fruit of Rubus idaeus)
3. wild strawberry (the fruit of Fragaria vesca)

Declension

References

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

Etymology 2

From Middle Armenian մոր ‎(mor).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): [moɾ]

Noun

մոր • ‎(mor)

1. (rare) Alternative form of մորմ ‎(morm)

Declension

Etymology 3

From Old Armenian մօր ‎(mōr).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): [moɾ]

Noun

մոր • ‎(mor) ‎(traditional orthography spelling մօր)

1. (dated) Synonym of ճահիճ ‎(čahič)

Declension

References

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

Middle Armenian

Alternative forms

• մորմ ‎(morm)
• մուր ‎(mur)

Etymology

According to Martirosyan, Middle Armenian մոր ‎(mor) / մորմ ‎(morm) reflects a Mediterranean substrate insect/bogey-name, found also in Ancient Greek Μορμώ ‎(Mormṓ), Μορμών ‎(Mormṓn, “she-monster, bogey”) and Latin formido.

Noun

մոր • ‎(mor)

1. tarantula, phalangium

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: մոր ‎(mor)
• Georgian: მორიელი ‎(morieli)

References

• Łazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), “մոր”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “մոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 478

Old Armenian

Etymology

According to Martirosyan, we are dealing with a non-Indo-European substrate plant-name *mor-, *mōr-, *mur- ‎(“mulberry; blackberry; tamarisk”) represented in Ancient Greek μόρον ‎(móron), μορέα ‎(moréa), Latin mōrum, mōrus, Welsh merwydden ‎(“mulberry, blackberry”), Old Irish smér ‎(“blackberry”), probably Hittite [script needed] ‎(mu-uri-uš, “grape”), as well as in Caucasian (Chechen муьрг ‎(mürg, “guelder rose, snowball-tree”), Lezgi мере ‎(mere, “blackberry”)), Finno-Ugric (Finnish marja), and in Old Armenian *մոշ ‎(*moš) from *mor-s-.

Noun

մոր • ‎(mor)

1. blackberry (the fruit of bramble)

Declension

Derived terms

• մորենի ‎(moreni)

Descendants

• Armenian: մոր ‎(mor)
• Middle Armenian: մորմ ‎(morm), մորի ‎(mori)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “մոր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “մոր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “մոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 474