Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

An Iranian borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š (fire). In some of the compounds confused with արտ- (art-). Doublet of այրեմ (ayrem).

Noun edit

ատր- (atr-)

  1. fire
    Synonym: հուր (hur)

Usage notes edit

Found only in a few compounds and never used independently. Discernible also in several wholly-borrowed terms from Iranian. Some of the compounds claimed to be inner-Armenian formations, such as ատրաշէկ (atrašēk), may also be wholly-borrowed.

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Further reading edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “ատր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 289b
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ատր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy