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Old Armenian
Etymology
An Iranian borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š (“fire”). In some of the compounds confused with արտ- (art-). Doublet of այրեմ (ayrem).
Noun
ատր- • (atr-)
- fire
- Synonym: հուր (hur)
Usage notes
Found only in a few compounds and never used independently. Discernible also in several wholly-borrowed terms from Iranian. Some of the compounds claimed to be inner-Armenian formations, such as ատրաշէկ (atrašēk), may also be wholly-borrowed.
Derived terms
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “ատր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 289b
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ատր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy