See also: թեր-

Armenian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *pter- (wing; feather).

Noun

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թեր (tʻer)

  1. (dialectal) petal
    վարդի թերvardi tʻerrose petal
  2. (dialectal) leaf
Declension
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Etymology 2

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From Old Armenian թեր (tʻer, side); see it for more.

Adverb

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թեր (tʻer)

  1. (formal) for somebody, in favor of somebody
    թեր քվեարկելtʻer kʻvearkelto vote in favor of

References

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  • Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944–1945) “թեր”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 286

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The earlier meaning must have been “wing”, from Proto-Indo-European *pter- (wing; feather).

Noun

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թեր (tʻer)

  1. side

Usage notes

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In compounds the word has also the meaning of “defective, incomplete, faulty”, due to a semantic shift “lateral, marginal” → “defective”.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: թեր (tʻer)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “թեր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “թեր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “թեր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 286