Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian լուր (lur).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

լուր (lur)

  1. (piece of) news; report; information; tidings
  2. (in the plural) news
    Synonym: նորություններ (norutʿyunner)

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱl(o)u-ro-, from *ḱlew- (to hear). This roots fills the part of conjugation of լսեմ (lsem, I hear); see it for more.

Noun edit

լուր (lur)

  1. hearing, audition
    Աստուած ամենայնիւ լուր էAstuac amenayniw lur ēthe all-hearing God
    զխուլս ի լուր առնելzxuls i lur aṙnelto cause the deaf to hear
    լուր դնելlur dnelto listen; to hear
    լուր ի ականջաց լսելlur i akanǰacʿ lselto hear with one's own ears
  2. audience
  3. news, account, report, relation
    լուր չարեացlur čʿareacʿbad news, ill news
    լուր առնելlur aṙnelto warn, to avert; to acquaint; to announce
    լուր լինելlur linelto he heard; to be announced
    լուր լինել առ ոքlur linel aṙ okʿto come to one's knowledge
  4. hearsay, rumour
    ի լրոյi lroyby hear-say, by current report
  5. renown, fame
    ելանել լրոյ ուրուքelanel lroy urukʿto spread one's fame
  6. discourse, sermon
  7. obedience
  8. noise that wakes or rouses
  9. sound, voice, cry
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Armenian: լուր (lur)

Etymology 2 edit

The origin is uncertain.

Adjective edit

լուր (lur)

  1. only
  2. simple, without ornament
    լուր օրworkday

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), “լուր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “լուր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “լսեմ”, 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 322