երկիր

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See also: Երկիր

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian երկիր (erkir).

Pronunciation

Noun

երկիր (erkir)

  1. country, state
    Մոզամբիկը երկիր է Աֆրիկայում։Mozambikə erkir ē Afrikayum.Mozambique is a country in Africa.
  2. land, territory

Declension

References

  • Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 66
  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), “երկիր”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan, page 389

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

The origin is uncertain.

Noun

երկիր (erkir)

  1. earth, globe; the world; the Earth
    • 5th century, Bible, Genesis 9.13:
      Զաղեղն իմ եդից յամպս եւ եղիցի ի նշանակ յաւիտենական ուխտին ընդ իս եւ ընդ ամենայն երկիր։
      Załełn im edicʻ yamps ew ełicʻi i nšanak yawitenakan uxtin ənd is ew ənd amenayn erkir.
      • Translation by Hrach Martirosyan
        I shall place my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the eternal covenant between me and the earth.
  2. land, country, province, region, climate; territory, district, department, jurisdiction
    երկիր ծննդեանerkir cnndeanbirth-place
    յերկիր օտարyerkir ōtarin a foreign land
    երկիր աւետեացerkir aweteacʻthe Holy Land
  3. earth, ground, soil
    երկիր պագանելerkir paganelto worship, to adore; to prostrate oneself
    երկիր պագանել կռոցerkir paganel kṙocʻto idolize, to adore idols
    յերկիր անկանել, խոնարհիլyerkir ankanel, xonarhilto prostrate oneself
    յերկիր կործանել (դիաթաւալ)yerkir korcanel (diatʻawal)to strike dead on the spot
    թնդայր երկիր յընթացսtʻndayr erkir yəntʻacʻsthe ground shook beneath our feet
    երկի՛ր, երկի՛րerkír, erkírland! land!
    • 5th century, Bible, Job 14.8–9:
      Եթէ ծերասցի յերկրի արմատ նորա՝ եւ ի քարի վախճանեսցի բուն նորա, ի հոտոյ ջրոյ ծաղկեսցի
      Etʻē cerascʻi yerkri armat nora, ew i kʻari vaxčanescʻi bun nora, i hotoy ǰroy całkescʻi
      • Translation by Claude E. Cox
        If its root grow old in earth, and the crown of its root die in a rock, at the scent of water it will sprout
  4. (by extension) the inhabitants of the earth, people; alien, foreign people
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Armenian: երկիր (erkir)

References

  1. ^ Zeytʻunyan A. S., editor (1985), Girkʻ cnndocʻ [Book of Genesis] (Hay hnaguyn tʻargmanakan hušarjanner; 1), Yerevan: Academy Press, critical text, page 184
  2. ^ Cox, Claude E. (2006) Armenian Job: reconstructed Greek text, critical edition of the Armenian with English translation (Hebrew University Armenian studies; 8), Leuven – Paris – Dudley, MA: Peeters, pages 118–119

Further reading

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “երկիր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “երկիր”, 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) “երկիր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy

Etymology 2

From երկ- (erk-) +‎ -իր (-ir).

Numeral

երկիր (erkir)

  1. second

Adverb

երկիր (erkir)

  1. secondly, in the second place

Further reading

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “երկիր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “երկ”, 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) “երկիր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy