ագարակ

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian ագարակ (agarak).

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /ɑɡɑˈɾɑk/,
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /ɑkɑˈɾɑɡ/,

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• Hyphenation: ա‧գա‧րակ

ագարակ • (agarak)

1. farm; farmstead

   Synonym: ֆերմա (ferma)

2. (historical) landed estate

   Synonym: կալվածք (kalvackʻ)

3. (historical) single-homestead settlement, khutor

• Sukʻiasyan, A. M. (2009) “ագարակ”, in Hayocʻ lezvi homanišneri bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Armenian Synonyms] (Haykakan matenašar Galust Kiwlpēnkean himnarkutʻean) (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 5b
• Grigoryan, H. A. (1982) “ագարակ”, in Geġamyan G. M., editor, Patmakan terminneri dprocʻakan hamaṙot baṙaran [Concise School Dictionary of Historical Terms] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Luys, page 5
• Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “ագարակ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
• Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944–1945) “ագարակ”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House

Probably borrowed from an unknown descendant of Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros. Has also been linked with Sumerian 𒀀𒃼 (A.GAR₃), 𒅊 (AGAR₄ /⁠agar⁠/, “field”). Yet another proposal derives the word from Hurrian 𒀀𒉿𒊑𒉿 (a-wi-ri-we /⁠awari-⁠/, “field”).

ագարակ • (agarak)

1. landed property; estate, a house with all possessions; village

   ագարակ տեղիք ― agarak tełikʻ ― rural or country places

• → Armenian: ագարակ (agarak) (learned)
• → Old Georgian: აგარაკი (agaraḳi)
  • Georgian: აგარაკი (agaraḳi), აგარა (agara)

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ագարակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ագարակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ագարակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “agarak”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 4
• Thorsø, Rasmus (2023) Prehistoric loanwords in Armenian: Hurro-Urartian, Kartvelian, and the unclassified substrate‎, PhD dissertation, Leiden University, page 20