See also: բույր

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Middle Iranian *βōδ⁠. Compare Parthian 𐫁𐫇𐫏 (bwy /⁠bōy⁠/, smell, scent; incense), Middle Persian 𐫁𐫇𐫏 (bwy /⁠bōy⁠/, smell, scent; incense), Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬜𐬌 (baoiδi, scent), Sogdian [script needed] (bwd /⁠βōδ⁠/, incense), Persian بو (bu, smell), Pashto بوى (buy, smell), Ossetian буд (bud, incense), Baluchi بود (būd, smell).

Noun

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բոյր (boyr)

  1. smell, odour (good or bad)

Usage notes

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In the classical period not attested outside compounds.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: բույր (buyr)

References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “բոյր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “բոյրք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy