տառ

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Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian տառ (taṙ).

Pronunciation

Noun

տառ (taṙ)

  1. letter (symbol in an alphabet)

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative տառ (taṙ) տառեր (taṙer)
dative տառի (taṙi) տառերի (taṙeri)
ablative տառից (taṙicʻ) տառերից (taṙericʻ)
instrumental տառով (taṙov) տառերով (taṙerov)
locative տառում (taṙum) տառերում (taṙerum)
definite forms
nominative տառը/տառն (taṙə/taṙn) տառերը/տառերն (taṙerə/taṙern)
dative տառին (taṙin) տառերին (taṙerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative տառս (taṙs) տառերս (taṙers)
dative տառիս (taṙis) տառերիս (taṙeris)
ablative տառիցս (taṙicʻs) տառերիցս (taṙericʻs)
instrumental տառովս (taṙovs) տառերովս (taṙerovs)
locative տառումս (taṙums) տառերումս (taṙerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative տառդ (taṙd) տառերդ (taṙerd)
dative տառիդ (taṙid) տառերիդ (taṙerid)
ablative տառիցդ (taṙicʻd) տառերիցդ (taṙericʻd)
instrumental տառովդ (taṙovd) տառերովդ (taṙerovd)
locative տառումդ (taṙumd) տառերումդ (taṙerumd)

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

From տարր (tarr), by merging two r-s together.

Noun

տառ (taṙ)

  1. element
  2. letter, character
  3. letter, epistle
  4. book
    աստուածեղէն տառքastuacełēn taṙkʻthe Holy Scriptures
    մարգարէական տառքmargarēakan taṙkʻthe prophecies
    տառք կանոնականքtaṙkʻ kanonakankʻcanons, constitutions, statutes, written laws

Usage notes

In Old Armenian both տարր (tarr) and տառ (taṙ) had the meaning of (1) element and (2) letter. In modern literary Armenian the former is used only for element, the latter only for letter.

Declension

i-type
singular plural
nominative տառ (taṙ) տառք (taṙkʻ)
genitive տառի (taṙi) տառից (taṙicʻ)
dative տառի (taṙi) տառից (taṙicʻ)
accusative տառ (taṙ) տառս (taṙs)
ablative տառէ (taṙē) տառից (taṙicʻ)
instrumental տառիւ (taṙiw) տառիւք (taṙiwkʻ)
locative տառի (taṙi) տառս (taṙs)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: տառ (taṙ)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “տառ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “տառ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press