Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian լարեմ (larem).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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լարել (larel)

  1. to tune (a musical instrument)
    ջութակը լարելǰutʻakə larelto tune the violin
  2. to wind up (a mechanism)
    ժամացույցը լարելžamacʻuycʻə larelto wind the clock
  3. to stretch, extend; to strain
    աղեղը լարելaġeġə larelto draw a bow
    մկանները լարելmkannerə larelto toughen muscles, to tense muscles
  4. (figuratively) to strain; to worsen
    լարված հարաբերություններlarvac haraberutʻyunnerstrained relationship
  5. (dialectal) to chase away
  6. (Ardeal) to arrange, place (in order), line up
    Synonym: շարել (šarel)

Inflection

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Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “լար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 267b

Old Armenian

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Verb

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լարել (larel)

  1. infinitive of լարեմ (larem)

Declension

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