Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain.

Martirosyan derives the component *հաւ- (*haw-) from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (body of water, river) and identifies the component *առ- (*aṙ-) with the one in գետառ (getaṙ), from *srew- (to flow, stream).[1]

Noun

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հաւառի (hawaṙi)

  1. Synonym of գետառ (getaṙ)

Usage notes

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Found only in Baṙgirkʿ hayocʿ, glossing գետառ (getaṙ).

References

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  1. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 206
  2. ^ Amalyan, H. M., editor (1975), Baṙgirkʻ hayocʻ[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 183, 396

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