Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *stuh₂rós, from *steh₂-.

Alternatively, from Proto-Armenian *stiwar, from Proto-Indo-European *stipr̥o-, and cognate with Lithuanian stiprùs (strong), Ancient Greek στιφρός (stiphrós, firm).

Adjective

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ստուար (stuar)

  1. thick, dense
  2. large, great, voluminous
    ստուար գունդ, բանակstuar gund, banaknumerous, powerful army
  3. heavy
    ստուար ծանրութիւնstuar canrutʻiwngreat weight
  4. (grammar, of a sound) hoarse, harsh

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: ստվար (stvar)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ստուար”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ստուար”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ստուար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 76
  • Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 1009, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1009
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period]‎[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 151