Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Instrumental case of իր (ir), used as an adverb. Later understood as a noun and even inflected (e.g. locative յիրաւի (yirawi)).

Adverb edit

իրաւ (iraw)

  1. by deed; really, effectively
  2. justly, reasonably, rightly

Adjective edit

իրաւ (iraw)

  1. just, true, lawful

Noun edit

իրաւ (iraw)

  1. justice, equity, law
    իրաւ առնելiraw aṙnelto do justice, to justice
    դուք ձեզէն տուք զիրաւնdukʻ jezēn tukʻ zirawnbe ye yourselves the judges, judge for yourselves

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: իրավ (irav)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “իրաւ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy