Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian բիր (bir).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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բիր (bir)

  1. rod, staff, stave
  2. stake, picket, pale

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-.[1][2] The word must have denoted also a digging tool, hence the derivative բրեմ (brem, to dig).[2]

Noun

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բիր (bir)

  1. rod, staff, stave
  2. handle of the hammer

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: բիր (bir)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 40–41
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “բիր”, 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 452

Further reading

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  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “բիր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 490a
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բիր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 102a