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Old Armenian
Etymology
The original spelling is դրաւշ (drawš), from Middle Iranian. Compare Parthian 𐫅𐫡𐫜𐫢 (drfš /drafš/), Middle Persian (dlpš /drafš/), Persian درفش (derafš), and see the latter for more.
Noun
դրօշ • (drōš)
- banner, ensign, flag, standard; gonfalon
5th century,
Ełišē,
Vasn Vardanay ew Hayocʻ paterazmin chapter 4, (1957 edition, page 96):
[1]- Այլ և դրօշից անգամ իւրաքանչիւրոց տեղեկանայր ի նմանէ․ և թէ քանի՛ գունդ զզօրսն բաժանիցեն, և ո՛ր ոք ի նոցանէ սաղարք լինիցին, և ո՛ր զօրագլուխ յորմէ կողմանէ յռազմ մտանիցէ, և զինչ անուանք իւրաքանչիւր համհարզացն իցեն, և քանի՛ փողահարք ի մէջ գնդին ձայնիցեն։
- Ayl ew drōšicʻ angam iwrakʻančʻiwrocʻ tełekanayr i nmanē; ew tʻē kʻaní gund zzōrsn bažanicʻen, ew ór okʻ i nocʻanē sałarkʻ linicʻin, ew ór zōraglux yormē kołmanē yṙazm mtanicʻē, ew zinčʻ anuankʻ iwrakʻančʻiwr hamharzacʻn icʻen, ew kʻaní pʻołaharkʻ i mēǰ gndin jaynicʻen.
- Translation by Robert W. Thomson
- He also inquired from him about each of the standards: into how many companies they divided the army, which of them were generals, which commander would attack from which side, what were the names of each one's adjutants, how many trumpeters would sound in the company.
- (military) battalion, regiment, cohort
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Armenian: դրոշ (droš) (learned)
References
- ^ Thomson, Robert W. (1982) Ełišē, History of Vardan and the Armenian War (Harvard Armenian texts and studies; 5), Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Harvard University Press, page 148
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “դրօշ”, 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 697ab
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դրօշ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դրօշ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy