Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian քարուկիր (kʻarukir).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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քարուկիր (kʻarukir)

  1. wall, made of stones cemented with lime

Declension

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References

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  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “քարուկիր”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From քար (kʻar) +‎ ու (u) +‎ կիր (kir).

Noun

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քարուկիր (kʻarukir)

  1. wall, made of stones cemented with lime

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: քարուկիր (kʻarukir)
  • Northern Kurdish: کاگیر (kagîr)
  • Persian: کارگیر (kârgir)
  • Turkish: kâgir

References

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