Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Armenian ոռ (oṙ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ոռ (oṙ)

  1. (vulgar) ass, buttocks
    Synonym: հետույք (hetuykʿ)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁orsos (arse). Cognates include Ancient Greek ὄρρος (órrhos), Hittite 𒅈𒊏𒀸 (arraš), Old English ærs (English arse, ass), and Old Irish err.

Noun edit

ոռ (oṙ)

  1. buttocks, ass (of men or animals)
  2. (usually in the plural) the bottom (of objects)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: ոռ (oṙ)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879) “ոռ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ոռ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979) “ոռ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian[1], Zagreb, page 12