Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian ամպար (ampar); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ամպար (ampar)

  1. Alternative form of համպար (hampar)

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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ամպար (ampar)

  1. Alternative form of ամբար (ambar)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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ամպար (ampar)

  1. Alternative form of յամբար (yambar)
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  • Armenian: ամպար (ampar)

Etymology 3

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According to Martirosyan, perhaps from ամպ (amp, sky) +‎ -ար (-ar). The word ամպ (amp, cloud) could have also meant “sky” and ամպար (ampar) would then basically mean “the heavenly one” or “heavenly”.

Noun

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ամպար (ampar)

  1. planet
    ամպար աստեղքampar astełkʻthe seven planets
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References

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  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “ampar”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 51