Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian բարձ (barj).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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բարձ (barj)

  1. pillow; cushion
  2. (figuratively, historical) dignity, degree
  3. (geometry, Western Armenian) base of a triangle
    Synonym: հիմք (himkʻ)

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Iranian *barz-, from Proto-Iranian *barjíš (pillow), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰarȷ́ʰíš. The later senses developed from the original meaning of "pillow".

Noun

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բարձ (barj)

  1. pillow (that is put under the head)
    փետրալից բարձpʻetralicʻ barjdowny pillow
    բարձ երեսացbarj eresacʻpillow
  2. cushion for sitting, considered a sign of dignity
    բարձ առաջինbarj aṙaǰinfirst place, place of honour
  3. (figuratively) dignity, degree, throne
    բարձ տալ ումեքbarj tal umekʻto confer a dignity of some one
  4. bench, seat in a ship
  5. (geometry) base of a triangle
  6. (in the plural, anatomy) thigh, hip

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: բարձ (barj)
  • Chechen: барч (barč)
  • Georgian: ბარძაყი (barʒaq̇i)

References

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