Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian խայրի (xayri); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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խայրի (xayri)

  1. (archaic, poetic) fruit, produce
  2. (archaic, poetic) offering, gift

Declension

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References

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  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “խայրի”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain. Perhaps an early Arabic borrowing; compare Arabic خَيْر (ḵayr, good, wealth).

Noun

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խայրի (xayri)

  1. fruit, harvest (as an offering, oblation)
  2. first fruit or harvest

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: խայրի (xayri)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “խայրի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “խայրի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “խայրի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “խայրի”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 257