Armenian

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աթոռ (1)

Etymology

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From Old Armenian աթոռ (atʻoṙ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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աթոռ (atʻoṙ)

  1. chair
  2. (rare) throne

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain.[1] An overview of opinions follows.

Noun

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աթոռ (atʻoṙ)

  1. chair, seat; bench; throne
    նստուցանել յաթոռnstucʻanel yatʻoṙto make one sit on a throne or chair; to throne
    նստել յաթոռnstel yatʻoṙto sit on a chair or throne
    աթոռս արկանելatʻoṙs arkanelto give seats or chairs
    ելանել յաթոռոյelanel yatʻoṙoyto rise up, to get up
  2. a seat used in evacuating the bowels or in urinating, stool
  3. (biblical) throne (the third highest order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above minions and below cherubim)

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: աթոռ (atʻoṙ)

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Further reading

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  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աթոռ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աթոռ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 4b