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Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian չար (čʻar).
Pronunciation
Adjective
չար • (čʻar) (superlative ամենաչար)
- evil, wicked
- չար կին ― čʻar kin ― wicked woman
- չար մարդ ― čʻar mard ― wicked man
- (usually of children) naughty, mischievous, prankish
Declension
Noun
չար • (čʻar)
- evil
Declension
Old Armenian
Etymology
The origin is unknown.
Adjective
չար • (čʻar)
- bad, wicked; hurtful, sinister, dangerous; mischievous, malicious, spiteful, flagitious, iniquitous
- չարաւ, չարիւ, չարով ― čʻaraw, čʻariw, čʻarov ― ill, badly, wickedly; ferociously, ruthlessly, without pity
- մահ չար ― mah čʻar ― plague, pest, pestilence
- օր չար ― ōr čʻar ― unlucky day
- ժամանակ չար ― žamanak čʻar ― calamitous times
- չար ծառ ― čʻar caṙ ― worthless tree
- չար ջուր ― čʻar ǰur ― unwholesome, polluted, very bad water
- չար ամօթ ― čʻar amōtʻ ― bashfulness, sheepishness
- չարաւ կորուսանել ― čʻaraw korusanel ― to destroy cruelly, without pity or remorse
- զչարսն չարաւ կորուսցէ ― zčʻarsn čʻaraw koruscʻē ― he will miserably destroy the wicked men
- եւ որ չար քան զամենայն է, այլ որ չար եւսն է ― ew or čʻar kʻan zamenayn ē, ayl or čʻar ewsn ē ― the most disagreeable that can be, the worst, the worst is that, that is worse
- զի մի չար եւս ինչ լինիցի քեզ ― zi mi čʻar ews inčʻ linicʻi kʻez ― for fear lest something worse should happen
Declension
i-a-type
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plural
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չար (čʻar)
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չարք (čʻarkʻ)
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| genitive
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չարի (čʻari)
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չարաց (čʻaracʻ)
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| dative
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չարի (čʻari)
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չարաց (čʻaracʻ)
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| accusative
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չար (čʻar)
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չարս (čʻars)
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| ablative
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չարէ (čʻarē)
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չարաց (čʻaracʻ)
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| instrumental
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չարաւ (čʻaraw)
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չարաւք = չարօք (čʻarawkʻ = čʻarōkʻ)
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չարի (čʻari)
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չարս (čʻars)
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Noun
չար • (čʻar)
- evil, malice, wickedness, iniquity, perversity, impiety
- չար, չարն, այս չար ― čʻar, čʻarn, ays čʻar ― demon, evil spirit
- արար չար առաջի Տեառն ― arar čʻar aṙaǰi Teaṙn ― he did evil in the sight of the Lord
- trouble, affliction, disaster, misfortune
- չար առնել, գործել ― čʻar aṙnel, gorcel ― to harm, to hurt or wrong any one
Declension
i-a-type
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singular
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plural
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չար (čʻar)
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չարք (čʻarkʻ)
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| genitive
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չարի (čʻari)
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չարաց (čʻaracʻ)
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| dative
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չարի (čʻari)
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չարաց (čʻaracʻ)
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| accusative
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չար (čʻar)
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չարս (čʻars)
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| ablative
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չարէ (čʻarē)
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չարաց (čʻaracʻ)
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| instrumental
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չարաւ (čʻaraw)
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չարաւք = չարօք (čʻarawkʻ = čʻarōkʻ)
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չարի (čʻari)
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չարս (čʻars)
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Adverb
չար • (čʻar)
- ill, badly, wickedly
- ferociously, ruthlessly, without pity
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “չար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, pages 624–625
- ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 965
Further reading
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “չար”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “չար”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy