տյար
Armenian
Alternative forms
- տեար (tear) — traditional orthography
- տիար (tiar)
Etymology
Back-formation from տյարք (tyarkʻ), from Old Armenian տեարք (tearkʻ), nominative plural of տէր (tēr). Invented as a secular alternative to տեր (ter), which was and is used to address clergymen.
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [tjɑɾ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [djɑɾ]
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | տյար (tyar) | տյարներ (tyarner) | ||
| dative | տյարի (tyari) | տյարների (tyarneri) | ||
| ablative | տյարից (tyaricʻ) | տյարներից (tyarnericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | տյարով (tyarov) | տյարներով (tyarnerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | տյարը/տյարն (tyarə/tyarn) | տյարները/տյարներն (tyarnerə/tyarnern) | ||
| dative | տյարին (tyarin) | տյարներին (tyarnerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | տյարս (tyars) | տյարներս (tyarners) | ||
| dative | տյարիս (tyaris) | տյարներիս (tyarneris) | ||
| ablative | տյարիցս (tyaricʻs) | տյարներիցս (tyarnericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | տյարովս (tyarovs) | տյարներովս (tyarnerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | տյարդ (tyard) | տյարներդ (tyarnerd) | ||
| dative | տյարիդ (tyarid) | տյարներիդ (tyarnerid) | ||
| ablative | տյարիցդ (tyaricʻd) | տյարներիցդ (tyarnericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | տյարովդ (tyarovd) | տյարներովդ (tyarnerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| the nominative plural can also be expressed by տյարք (tyarkʻ) | ||||
Synonyms
- պարոն (paron)
References
- Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “տյար”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
- Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944–1945) “տեար”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House
- “տյար”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980
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