այրուձի

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian այրուձի (ayruji).

Pronunciation

Noun

այրուձի • (ayruji)

  1. cavalry (especially that of Ancient and Medieval Armenia)

Declension

Synonyms

References

  • Grigoryan, H. A. (1982) “այրուձի”, in Geġamyan G. M., editor, Patmakan terminneri dprocʻakan hamaṙot baṙaran [Concise School Dictionary of Historical Terms] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Luys, page 8

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • այրեւձի (ayrewji)

Etymology

From այր (ayr) + ու (u) + ձի (ji).

Noun

այրուձի • (ayruji)

  1. cavalry
    Synonyms: հեծելազօր (hecelazōr), հասբ (hasb)

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: այրուձի (ayruji)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “այրուձի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “այրուձի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy

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