Armenian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian վարս (vars). Doublet of փըռչ (pʻəṙčʻ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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վարս (vars)

  1. (archaic, poetic) hair

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from a Middle Iranian descendant of Proto-Indo-Iranian *wálćas.

Noun

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վարս (vars)

  1. hair, head of hair, locks, tresses
    վարսք առիւծու, ձիոյvarskʻ aṙiwcu, jioymane
    վարսք գեղածփեալvarskʻ gełacpʻealwaving, flowing locks
    հողս արկանել զվարսիւքhołs arkanel zvarsiwkʻto cover the head with ashes
  2. (astronomy) coma, beams
    վարսք գիսաւորիvarskʻ gisaworibeams or tail of a comet
    վարսք Բերինիկեայvarskʻ BerinikeayBerenice's hair, coma Berenicis
  3. (figuratively) foliage, leafy branches, leaves, green dress

Usage notes

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The word was usually used in the plural: վարսք (varskʻ).

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: վարս (vars) (learned)

References

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