խմոր

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian խմոր (xmor, “leaven, ferment, yeast”).

Pronunciation

Noun

խմոր • (xmor)

  1. dough

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular (singulare tantum)
nominative խմոր (xmor)
dative խմորի (xmori)
ablative խմորից (xmoricʻ)
instrumental խմորով (xmorov)
locative խմորում (xmorum)
definite forms
nominative խմորը/խմորն (xmorə/xmorn)
dative խմորին (xmorin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative խմորս (xmors)
dative խմորիս (xmoris)
ablative խմորիցս (xmoricʻs)
instrumental խմորովս (xmorovs)
locative խմորումս (xmorums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative խմորդ (xmord)
dative խմորիդ (xmorid)
ablative խմորիցդ (xmoricʻd)
instrumental խմորովդ (xmorovd)
locative խմորումդ (xmorumd)

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

From the root խում- (xum-, “leavening, fermentation”) +‎ -որ (-or). The root is found in անխում (anxum, “unleavened”) and խմեալ (xmeal, “leavened”) and is borrowed from Classical Syriac ܚܡܥ (ḥmaʿ, “to ferment, to become light by the action of leaven or yeast”), of native Semitic origin, cognate to the Hebrew root ח־מ־ץ (ḥ-m-ṣ) and Arabic ح م ض (ḥ-m-ḍ).

Noun

խմոր • (xmor)

  1. leaven, ferment, yeast
  2. (figuratively) religious sect

Declension

o-type
singular plural
nominative խմոր (xmor) խմորք (xmorkʻ)
genitive խմորոյ (xmoroy) խմորոց (xmorocʻ)
dative խմորոյ (xmoroy) խմորոց (xmorocʻ)
accusative խմոր (xmor) խմորս (xmors)
ablative խմորոյ (xmoroy) խմորոց (xmorocʻ)
instrumental խմորով (xmorov) խմորովք (xmorovkʻ)
locative խմոր (xmor) խմորս (xmors)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: խմոր (xmor, “dough”)
  • → Romani: xumer (“dough”), humer, xomer, khomer

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “խմոր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “խմոր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “խմոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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