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Old Armenian
Etymology
Instrumental case of իր (ir), used as an adverb. Later understood as a noun and even inflected (e.g. locative յիրաւի (yirawi)).
Adverb
իրաւ • (iraw)
- by deed; really, effectively
- justly, reasonably, rightly
Adjective
իրաւ • (iraw)
- just, true, lawful
Noun
իրաւ • (iraw)
- justice, equity, law
- իրաւ առնել ― iraw aṙnel ― to do justice, to justice
- դուք ձեզէն տուք զիրաւն ― dukʻ jezēn tukʻ zirawn ― be ye yourselves the judges, judge for yourselves
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Descendants
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “իրաւ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy