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Old Armenian
Etymology
From Middle Iranian *βōδ. Compare Parthian 𐫁𐫇𐫏 (bwy /bōy/, “smell, scent; incense”), Middle Persian 𐫁𐫇𐫏 (bwy /bōy/, “smell, scent; incense”), Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬜𐬌 (baoiδi, “scent”), Sogdian (bwd /βōδ/, “incense”), Persian بو (bu, “smell”), Pashto بوى (buy, “smell”), Ossetian буд (bud, “incense”), Baluchi بود (būd, “smell”).
Noun
բոյր • (boyr)
- smell, odour (good or bad)
Usage notes
In the classical period not attested outside compounds.
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References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “բոյր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “բոյրք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy