մորի

Armenian

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key):
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key):

Etymology 1

From Middle Armenian մորի (mori, “bramble”).

Noun

մորի • (mori)

1. wild strawberry

   Hypernym: ելակ (elak)

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Armenian մորի (mori, “woods, forest”), from Old Armenian մորի (mori).

Noun

մորի • (mori)

1. (dialectal) woods, forest

Declension

Middle Armenian

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian մորի (mori).

Alternative forms

• մորնի (morni), մօրի (mōri)

Noun

մորի • (mori)

1. woods, forest

Derived terms

• մորեստան (morestan)

Descendants

• Armenian: մորի (mori)

References

• Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S., Avetisyan, H. M. (2009) “մորի”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 480

Etymology 2

From Old Armenian մոր (mor) + -ի (-i).

Noun

մորի • (mori), genitive singular մորւոյ (morwoy)

1. bramble

Descendants

• Armenian: մորի (mori)

References

• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 474
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Old Armenian

Etymology

The vocalic correspondence ay vs. o is not clear.

Noun

մորի • (mori)

1. Alternative form of մայրի (mayri)

   որպէս զառիւծ ի մորւոջ ― orpēs zaṙiwc i morwoǰ ― like a lion in his lair

Declension

Descendants

• Middle Armenian: մորի (mori), մորնի (morni), մօրի (mōri)
  • Armenian: մորի (mori)

References

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մորի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “մորի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մայր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 480, 481