See also: Ամուր

Armenian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Armenian ամուր (amur).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ամուր (amur) (superlative ամենաամուր)

  1. durable, strong, solid
    Synonym: պինդ (pind)

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain.[1] According to Olsen, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-bʰōro- (supported) or the like, from *sm̥- and *bʰer-.[2]

Adjective

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ամուր (amur)

  1. strong, solid

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Noun

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ամուր (amur)

  1. fortress

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: ամուր (amur)
    • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: [script needed] (ämuirä, frequent)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “ամուր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 161
  2. ^ 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 180

Further reading

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