Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From յ- (y-) +‎ Proto-Armenian *arm- (to bind fast, tie, fit), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- grown with -m, +‎ -ար (-ar). Closest cognates are Ancient Greek ἁρμός (harmós, joint), ἁρμόζω (harmózō), Latin arma. Possibly related to արմանամ (armanam).

Adjective

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յարմար (yarmar)

  1. befitting, suitable, fit, proper, congruous, decorous
  2. commodious, easy
  3. competent, sufficient
  4. capable, clever, apt, fit, qualified
  5. (nominalized) fitness, suitableness

Adverb

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յարմար (yarmar)

  1. suitably, well, fitly, properly, decently

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: հարմար (harmar) (learned)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “յարմար”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “յարմար”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “յարմար”, 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, pages 70, 141