Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian բորբ (borb).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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բորբ (borb) (superlative ամենաբորբ)

  1. bright, aflame, burning
  2. (figuratively) angry, inflamed

Declension

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nominalized, i-type (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative բորբ (borb) բորբեր (borber)
dative բորբի (borbi) բորբերի (borberi)
ablative բորբից (borbicʻ) բորբերից (borbericʻ)
instrumental բորբով (borbov) բորբերով (borberov)
locative բորբում (borbum) բորբերում (borberum)
definite forms
nominative բորբը/բորբն (borbə/borbn) բորբերը/բորբերն (borberə/borbern)
dative բորբին (borbin) բորբերին (borberin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative բորբս (borbs) բորբերս (borbers)
dative բորբիս (borbis) բորբերիս (borberis)
ablative բորբիցս (borbicʻs) բորբերիցս (borbericʻs)
instrumental բորբովս (borbovs) բորբերովս (borberovs)
locative բորբումս (borbums) բորբերումս (borberums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative բորբդ (borbd) բորբերդ (borberd)
dative բորբիդ (borbid) բորբերիդ (borberid)
ablative բորբիցդ (borbicʻd) բորբերիցդ (borbericʻd)
instrumental բորբովդ (borbovd) բորբերովդ (borberovd)
locative բորբումդ (borbumd) բորբերումդ (borberumd)

Noun

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բորբ (borb)

  1. inflammation

Declension

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nominalized, i-type (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative բորբ (borb) բորբեր (borber)
dative բորբի (borbi) բորբերի (borberi)
ablative բորբից (borbicʻ) բորբերից (borbericʻ)
instrumental բորբով (borbov) բորբերով (borberov)
locative բորբում (borbum) բորբերում (borberum)
definite forms
nominative բորբը/բորբն (borbə/borbn) բորբերը/բորբերն (borberə/borbern)
dative բորբին (borbin) բորբերին (borberin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative բորբս (borbs) բորբերս (borbers)
dative բորբիս (borbis) բորբերիս (borberis)
ablative բորբիցս (borbicʻs) բորբերիցս (borbericʻs)
instrumental բորբովս (borbovs) բորբերովս (borberovs)
locative բորբումս (borbums) բորբերումս (borberums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative բորբդ (borbd) բորբերդ (borberd)
dative բորբիդ (borbid) բորբերիդ (borberid)
ablative բորբիցդ (borbicʻd) բորբերիցդ (borbericʻd)
instrumental բորբովդ (borbovd) բորբերովդ (borberovd)
locative բորբումդ (borbumd) բորբերումդ (borberumd)

Derived terms

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰo-bʰr-o-, a reduplication of *bʰerw- (to boil); cognate with Latin ferveo, Welsh berwi (to boil).[1][2] See also բորբոս (borbos).

Adjective

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բորբ (borb)

  1. bright, aflame, burning
  2. abundant

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: բորբ (borb)

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 42–43
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “բորբ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Further reading

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  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “բորբ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 189
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բորբ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy