Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from a zero-grade derivative of *preḱ- (to ask), perhaps *pr̥ḱneh₂[1] or *pr̥ḱōn[2] or *pr̥ḱ-m̥ (accusative singular) with a sense development ‘a requested female’ → ‘bride’.[3] Among the cognates compare especially Latin procus (suitor, wooer) and Lithuanian pir̃šti (to arrange a marriage). Related to Old Armenian հարցանեմ (harcʻanem, to ask).

Noun edit

հարսն (harsn)

  1. bride
    խօսիլ հարսնxōsil harsnto betroth, to affiance
  2. daughter-in-law
  3. (mythology) nymph
    յաւերժ հարսնyawerž harsnnymph
    հարսնսունք լեռնայինքharsnsunkʻ leṙnayinkʻoreads, mountain nymphs

Usage notes edit

This word has two combining forms: հարսն- (harsn-) and հարսան- (harsan-).

Declension edit

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: հարս (hars), խարս (xars)
    • Northern Kurdish: خارس (xars), خارز (xarz)
    • Zazaki: hars

References edit

  1. ^ Viredaz, Rémy (2005) “Notes on Armenian historical phonology I”, in Annual of Armenian linguistics[1], numbers 24-25, page 98 of 85–103
  2. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (2017) “Part 9: Armenian”, in Kapović, Mate, editor, The Indo-European Languages (Routledge Language Family Series), 2nd edition, London, New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 436
  3. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 125

Further reading edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “հարսն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հարսն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 76
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 396
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հարսն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy