See also: Պայծառ

Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian պայծառ (paycaṙ).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

պայծառ (paycaṙ) (superlative ամենապայծառ)

  1. bright, radiant, lustrous
  2. clear, limpid, lucid
  3. (figuratively) clean, pure, honest (of the mind)
  4. happy, joyful, gleeful
  5. glowing, fiery

Declension edit

Adverb edit

պայծառ (paycaṙ)

  1. brightly, radiantly; happily, joyfully

Related terms edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

The origin is uncertain.

Adjective edit

պայծառ (paycaṙ)

  1. clear, limpid, pure; clear, serene, clean
  2. gay
  3. splendid, sparkling, brilliant, luminous, shining; bright, polished, clean
    ի հանդերձս պայծառսi handerjs paycaṙsarrayed in gorgeous apparel
  4. distinct, evident, plain
  5. (figuratively) illustrious, glorious, farfamed, renowned, celebrated

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: պայծառ (paycaṙ)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “պայծառ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “պայծառ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “պայծառ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press