կուռ

ArmenianEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Armenian կուռն (kuṙn).

NounEdit

կուռ (kuṙ) (dialectal)

  1. arm
  2. back
  3. pelvis
  4. side
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Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian կուռ (kuṙ).

AdjectiveEdit

կուռ (kuṙ) (superlative ամենակուռ)

  1. hardened (by hammering)
  2. dense, compact
  3. solid, hard, firm
  4. (figuratively) resolute, unshakeable
DeclensionEdit
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Further readingEdit

  • Ałayan, Ēduard (1976), “կուռ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
  • Malxaseancʿ, Stepʿan (1944–1945), “կուռ”, in Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House
  • կուռ”, in Žamanakakicʿ hayocʿ lezvi bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980