Վայոց Ձոր

Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian Վայոց Ձոր (Vayocʿ Jor).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Վայոց Ձոր (Vayocʿ Jor)

  1. Vayots Dzor (a province of Armenia)
  2. Vayots Dzor (a historical district of Syunik province, Armenia)
    Synonym: Վայք (Vaykʿ)

Declension edit

See also edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Վայոց (Vayocʿ) +‎ ձոր (jor). The interpretation as "valley of woes" as if the first element is վայոց (vayocʿ), plural genitive of վայ (vay, woe), is a folk etymology.

Proper noun edit

Վայոց ձոր (Vayocʿ jor)

  1. Vayots Dzor (a district of Syunik province, Armenia)
    Synonym: Վայք (Vaykʿ)

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: Վայոց Ձոր (Vayocʿ Jor) (learned)