Armenian edit

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Etymology edit

From Middle Armenian գազար (gazar), from Persian گزر (gazar).

 

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

գազար (gazar)

  1. carrot
    վայրի գազարvayri gazarparsnip
  2. (dialectal, Karabakh, slang) penis

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Descendants edit

  • Udi: кӏаьзаьр (ḳäzär)

References edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1913) “գազար”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages

Middle Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Persian گزر (gazar).

Noun edit

գազար (gazar) (genitive singular գազարի)

  1. carrot (Daucus carota)
    Synonym: ստեպղին (stepġin)

Descendants edit

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գազար”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գազար”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գազար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S., Avetisyan, H. M. (2009) “գազար”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press