պարզ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian պարզ (parz).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

պարզ • (parz) (superlative ամենապարզ)

1. (of weather) not clouded, clear, serene
2. bright
3. clear, transparent
4. simple, not complicated

   Synonym: հասարակ (hasarak)

   Antonym: բարդ (bard)

5. modest, unpretentious
6. understandable, intelligible
7. sincere, candid

Declension

Related terms

• պարզել (parzel)

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Iranian *parz (“pure, clean”). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian pʾrwdn (pārūdan, “to filter, to clean”), Persian پالودن (pâludan, “to strain, to filter, to purify”).

Adjective

պարզ • (parz)

1. pure, clear, clean
2. sincere, genuine
3. speaking explicitly, without ceremony
4. simple, not complicated, not compounded
5. clear, evident
6. serene, calm

Declension

Adverb

պարզ • (parz)

1. simply

Noun

պարզ • (parz)

1. serenity, sereneness, fine weather, clear sky, serene atmosphere

   ի պարզի, ի պարզոյ ― i parzi, i parzoy ― with a clear sky

2. evening stillness
3. morning freshness

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: պարզ (parz)

References

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