բիւր

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Old Armenian

Old Armenian cardinal numbers
 <  1000 10000
    Cardinal : բիւր (biwr)

Alternative forms

Etymology

The older spelling is բեւր (bewr), borrowed from Parthian 𐫁𐫏𐫇𐫡 (bywr), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *baywā́.

Numeral

բիւր • (biwr)

  1. ten thousand, myriad
    բիւր, բիւրս ― biwr, biwrs ― ten thousand times, several times, often

Declension

u-type
singular plural
nominative բիւր (biwr) բիւրք (biwrkʻ)
genitive բիւրու (biwru) բիւրուց (biwrucʻ)
dative բիւրու (biwru) բիւրուց (biwrucʻ)
accusative բիւր (biwr) բիւրս (biwrs)
ablative բիւրէ (biwrē) բիւրուց (biwrucʻ)
instrumental բիւրու (biwru) բիւրուք (biwrukʻ)
locative բիւրու (biwru) բիւրս (biwrs)
also found singular instrumental բիւրաւ (biwraw), բիւրով (biwrov), plural instrumental բիւրովք (biwrovkʻ), plural genitive բիւրոց (biwrocʻ)

Noun

բիւր • (biwr)

  1. (by extension) large quantity, host

Declension

u-type
singular plural
nominative բիւր (biwr) բիւրք (biwrkʻ)
genitive բիւրու (biwru) բիւրուց (biwrucʻ)
dative բիւրու (biwru) բիւրուց (biwrucʻ)
accusative բիւր (biwr) բիւրս (biwrs)
ablative բիւրէ (biwrē) բիւրուց (biwrucʻ)
instrumental բիւրու (biwru) բիւրուք (biwrukʻ)
locative բիւրու (biwru) բիւրս (biwrs)
also found singular instrumental բիւրաւ (biwraw), բիւրով (biwrov), plural instrumental բիւրովք (biwrovkʻ), plural genitive բիւրոց (biwrocʻ)

Adjective

բիւր • (biwr)

  1. (by extension) innumerable, countless

Declension

u-type
singular plural
nominative բիւր (biwr) բիւրք (biwrkʻ)
genitive բիւրու (biwru) բիւրուց (biwrucʻ)
dative բիւրու (biwru) բիւրուց (biwrucʻ)
accusative բիւր (biwr) բիւրս (biwrs)
ablative բիւրէ (biwrē) բիւրուց (biwrucʻ)
instrumental բիւրու (biwru) բիւրուք (biwrukʻ)
locative բիւրու (biwru) բիւրս (biwrs)
also found singular instrumental բիւրաւ (biwraw), բիւրով (biwrov), plural instrumental բիւրովք (biwrovkʻ), plural genitive բիւրոց (biwrocʻ)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: բյուր (byur)
  • Old Georgian: ბევრი (bevri) (possibly)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բիւր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “բիւր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “բիւր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2007) “*baiu̯ar- / *baiu̯an-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume III, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 64
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