խուրձ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian խուրձ (xurj).

Pronunciation

Noun

խուրձ • (xurj)

  1. bundle, sheaf, bunch
  2. pile, stack

Declension

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. The earlier form was *խուրձն (*xurjn) as demonstrated by the n-type declension and the descendants in the dialects of Agulis and Karabakh.

Noun

խուրձ • (xurj)

  1. bundle, faggot, bunch, package, packet
    խուրձ փայտիxurj pʻaytifascine of wood
    խուրձ խոտոյxurj xotoytruss of hay
    խուրձ ցորենոյxurj cʻorenoysheaf of corn
    խուրձ թղթոցxurj tʻłtʻocʻfile or bundle of papers

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • խրձացեալ (xrjacʻeal)
  • խրձնացուցանեմ (xrjnacʻucʻanem)
  • խրձադիզիմ (xrjadizim)

Descendants

  • Armenian: խուրձ (xurj)

References

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