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Etymology edit

From Proto-Armenian *dšwaṙ, from Middle Iranian, probably Parthian. Compare Parthian dwšfr (dušfarr, unfortunate), Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬱𐬓𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬀𐬵 (dušxᵛarənah, literally with bad Khvarenah). For the constituents compare Proto-Indo-European *dus- and փառք (pʻaṙkʻ).

Adjective edit

թշուառ (tʻšuaṙ)

  1. unfortunate, unhappy, miserable, pitiable, poor, wretched, pitiful

Declension edit

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: թշվառ (tʻšvaṙ)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “թշուառ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “թշուառ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1995) “Hay-iranakan lezvakan zugadipumner [Armenian–Iranian Lingual Parallels]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal]‎[1] (in Armenian), number 2, pages 183–186
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 16