Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian խուրձ (xurj).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

խուրձ (xurj)

  1. bundle, sheaf, bunch
  2. pile, stack

Declension edit

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Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

The origin is uncertain. The earlier form was *խուրձն (*xurjn) as demonstrated by the n-type declension and the descendants in the dialects of Agulis and Karabakh.

Noun edit

խուրձ (xurj)

  1. bundle, faggot, bunch, package, packet
    խուրձ փայտիxurj pʻaytifascine of wood
    խուրձ խոտոյxurj xotoytruss of hay
    խուրձ ցորենոյxurj cʻorenoysheaf of corn
    խուրձ թղթոցxurj tʻłtʻocʻfile or bundle of papers

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: խուրձ (xurj)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “խուրձ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “խուրձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “խուրձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press