Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian վարձ (varj).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

վարձ (varj)

  1. fee, payment
    էլեկտրականության վարձը մուծելēlektrakanutʻyan varjə mucelto pay the electricity bill
  2. rent
    Synonym: (dialectal) քիրա (kʻira)
    վարձով տալvarjov talto let on hire, to let out, to lease

Declension edit

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Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Northwestern Iranian *varz-, a descendant of Proto-Iranian *warj-; see there for more.

Doublet of վարժ (varž), վարդապետ (vardapet), and գործ (gorc).

Noun edit

վարձ (varj)

  1. stipend, salary, hire, pay, wages; emoluments, perquisites; retribution, recompense, payment; letting out on hire, hiring, renting
    վարձք տանvarjkʻ tanrent, house-rent
    վարձ բժշկիvarj bžškiphysician's fees
    տուն ի վարձու տալիtun i varju talihouse to let
    վարձս արկանել, դնելvarjs arkanel, dnelto contract, to make an agreement, to agree
    ի վարձու ունել, առնուլi varju unel, aṙnulto rent, to farm, to hire;mar.to freight, to charter
    ի վարձու տալi varju talto let on hire, to let out, to lease
    ի վարձու ունել զտունi varju unel ztunto rent a house
    հատուցանել զվարձս տանhatucʻanel zvarjs tanto pay house-rent
    տալ զարծաթ ի վարձուtal zarcatʻ i varjuto put out money to interest
    արժանի է մշակն վարձու իւրոյaržani ē mšakn varju iwroythe labourer is worthy of his hire

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: վարձ (varj)

References edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “վարձ”, 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) “վարձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • 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 422
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “վարձ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy