ոլոռն
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- ոլեռն (oleṙn) — post-Classical
Etymology
Likely borrowed from a substrate source, possibly Urartian, and related to Ancient Greek ὄλυρα (ólura), Arabic خُلَّر (ḵullar). See the latter for more.
Noun
ոլոռն • (oloṙn)
- pea
- պատիճ կամ կեղեւ ոլեռան ― patič kam kełew oleṙan ― peascod
- նմանք են միմեանց իբր հատք ոլոռանց ― nmankʻ en mimeancʻ ibr hatkʻ oloṙancʻ ― they are as like as two peas
- (figuratively) large drop (of sweat, tears)
- ոլոռն ոլոռն ― oloṙn oloṙn ― drop by drop
- globules formed in curdled milk
- one grain of hail
- a kind of woodworm
Declension
n-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ոլոռն (oloṙn) | ոլոռունք (oloṙunkʻ) | |
| genitive | ոլոռան, ոլորան (oloṙan, oloran) | ոլոռանց, ոլորանց (oloṙancʻ, olorancʻ) | |
| dative | ոլոռան, ոլորան (oloṙan, oloran) | ոլոռանց, ոլորանց (oloṙancʻ, olorancʻ) | |
| accusative | ոլոռն (oloṙn) | ոլոռունս (oloṙuns) | |
| ablative | ոլոռանէ, ոլորանէ (oloṙanē, oloranē) | ոլոռանց, ոլորանց (oloṙancʻ, olorancʻ) | |
| instrumental | ոլոռամբ, ոլորամբ (oloṙamb, oloramb) | ոլոռամբք, ոլորամբք (oloṙambkʻ, olorambkʻ) | |
| locative | ոլոռան, ոլորան (oloṙan, oloran) | ոլոռունս (oloṙuns) |
Derived terms
- ոլոռնաձեւ (oloṙnajew)
- ոլոռնանամ (oloṙnanam)
Descendants
- Armenian: ոլոռ (oloṙ)
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “ոլոռն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 551ab
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ոլոռն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 526
- Mkrtčjan, N. A. (1983) “Субстратные названия растений в армянском языке [Substratum Plant Names in Armenian]”, in Древний Восток (in Russian), number 4, Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 31–32
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ոլոռն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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