Armenian edit

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Etymology edit

From Middle Armenian ուրց (urcʻ), ուրձ (urj), of unknown origin.[1][2] Ačaṙean derives Georgian ურცი (urci), ხეურცა (xeurca) from Armenian.[1]

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Noun edit

ուրց (urcʻ)

  1. thyme, Thymus[3]
    Synonyms: խոռն (xoṙn), թյում (tʻyum)

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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “ուրց”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 619a
  2. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “ուրց”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 754b
  3. ^ Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S. (1981) “ուրց”, in Busanunneri hayeren-latineren-ṙuseren-angleren-franseren-germaneren baṙaran [Armenian–Latin–Russian–English–French–German Dictionary of Plant Names], Yerevan: University Press, § 1223, page 96b