Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian պարզ (parz).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

պարզ (parz) (superlative ամենապարզ)

  1. (of weather) not clouded, clear, serene
  2. bright
  3. clear, transparent
  4. simple, not complicated
    Synonym: հասարակ (hasarak)
    Antonym: բարդ (bard)
  5. modest, unpretentious
  6. understandable, intelligible
  7. sincere, candid

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Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Iranian *parz (pure, clean). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian pʾrwdn (pārūdan, to filter, to clean), Persian پالودن (pâludan, to strain, to filter, to purify).

Adjective edit

պարզ (parz)

  1. pure, clear, clean
  2. sincere, genuine
  3. speaking explicitly, without ceremony
  4. simple, not complicated, not compounded
  5. clear, evident
  6. serene, calm

Declension edit

Adverb edit

պարզ (parz)

  1. simply

Noun edit

պարզ (parz)

  1. serenity, sereneness, fine weather, clear sky, serene atmosphere
    ի պարզի, ի պարզոյi parzi, i parzoywith a clear sky
  2. evening stillness
  3. morning freshness

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: պարզ (parz)

References edit

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