ոտանաւոր

Old Armenian

Etymology

ոտան- (otan-, “foot; measure in prosody”) +‎ -աւոր (-awor)

Adjective

ոտանաւոր • (otanawor)

  1. having feet
  2. walking, going on foot
  3. rhythmical, measured, metrical

Declension

Noun

ոտանաւոր • (otanawor)

  1. verse, rhyme, poetry
    ոտանաւորս յօրինել, գրել ոտանաւորս, ոտանաւոր չափմամբ ― otanawors yōrinel, grel otanawors, otanawor čʻapʻmamb ― to rhyme, to versify, to make verses, to write poetry or verses
    գձուձ, յոռի ոտանաւոր ― gjuj, yoṙi otanawor ― mean, worthless verses, doggerel

Declension

Adverb

ոտանաւոր • (otanawor)

  1. on foot
    անցանել ընդ գետ յոտանաւոր ― ancʻanel ənd get yotanawor ― to cross the river on foot
    յոտանաւոր/յոտանաւորս կալ ― yotanawor/yotanawors kal ― to be on foot
    զօրացոյց զօտս իմ յոտանաւորս ― zōracʻoycʻ zōts im yotanawors ― He gave me strength to stand

Descendants

  • Armenian: ոտանավոր (otanavor)

References

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