Armenian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian زور (zōr, force). Doublet of զոր (zor).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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զոռ (zoṙ) (traditional orthography spelling զօռ)

  1. (colloquial, dialectal) force, power, strength
    զոռ տալzoṙ talto apply force; to make efforts
  2. (colloquial, dialectal) force, violence, compulsion

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Adjective

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զոռ (zoṙ) (traditional orthography spelling զօռ, superlative ամենազոռ)

  1. (colloquial, dialectal) hard, difficult
    էդ զոռ աēd zoṙ athat’s hard

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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