Armenian

Noun

նիրհ • ‎(nirh)

1. light sleep, dozing
2. sleep

Declension

Synonyms

• (sleep): քուն ‎(kʿun)

References

• “նիրհ”, in Žamanakakicʿ hayocʿ lezvi bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Iranian *niδrā-, unattested in Iranian but cognate with Sanskrit निद्रा ‎(nidrā, “sleep”).

Noun

նիրհ • ‎(nirh)

1. light sleep, drowsiness, sleepiness, dozing

   նիրհ առնուլ, նիրհ անկանել ումեք‎ ― nirh aṙnul, nirh ankanel umekʿ ― to fall into a doze, to begin to nod, to doze, to nap, to be drowsy, to drop off to sleep, to take a nap or snooze

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: նիրհ ‎(nirh)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “նիրհ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “նիրհ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “նիրհ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935