Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The original spelling is աղաւրի (aławri), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lh₁-tr-i(H)-eh₂-, from *h₂elh₁- (to grind), whence աղամ (ałam); cognate with Ancient Greek ἀλετρίς (aletrís).[1][2][3]

Noun

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աղօրի (ałōri)

  1. mill
    աղօրի ձեռացałōri jeṙacʻhand-mill
  2. female grinder (of corn)
  3. (anatomy) molar

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: աղորի (aġori), աղորիք (aġorikʻ)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 36–37
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աղալ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  3. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “aɫawri”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 31

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