See also: Գոռ and գյոռ

Armenian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian գոռ (goṙ).

Adjective edit

գոռ (goṙ) (superlative ամենագոռ)

  1. fierce
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

գոռ (goṙ)

  1. Alternative form of գյոռ (gyoṙ)
Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

The origin is uncertain.[1]

J̌ahukyan separates the meaning "fierce, bold, haughty etc." from the rest, tentatively deriving it from Iranian: compare Sogdian [script needed] (ɣwrʾk(h) /⁠ɣurāk⁠/), ܓܘܪܝ (gwry /⁠gurē⁠/, proud, exalting) and the descendants of Proto-Indo-Iranian *gr̥Húš (heavy). According to him, գոռոզ (goṙoz) may be related.[2]

Noun edit

գոռ (goṙ)

  1. shout, clamour; noise
  2. crash, attack, assault; fight
  3. word

Declension edit

Adjective edit

գոռ (goṙ)

  1. fierce, bold, haughty, warlike, martial

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: գոռ (goṙ)

References edit

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գոռ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  2. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “գոռ II”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 168b

Further reading edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գոռ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գոռ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy