Armenian

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ջրհոր

Etymology

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From Old Armenian ջրհոր (ǰrhor); see below.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ջրհոր (ǰrhor)

  1. well (hole sunk into the ground as a source of water)

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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ջուր (ǰur) +‎ հոր (hor)

Noun

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ջրհոր (ǰrhor)

  1. well
    ջրհոր արդեզեանǰrhor ardezeanArtesian-well
    ջրհոր ծծիչǰrhor ccičʻabsorbing or draining well, bog, cesspool
  2. cistern

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: ջրհոր (ǰrhor)
  • Georgian: ჯურღმული (ǯurɣmuli)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ջրհոր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ջուր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press