գազար

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Armenian գազար (gazar), from Persian گزر (gazar).

Pronunciation

Noun

գազար • (gazar)

  1. carrot
    վայրի գազարvayri gazarparsnip
  2. (dialectal, Karabakh, slang) penis

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Udi: кӏаьзаьр (ḳäzär)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1913), գազար”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages

Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Persian گزر (gazar).

Noun

գազար • (gazar) (genitive singular գազարի)

  1. carrot (Daucus carota)
    Synonym: ստեպղին (stepġin)

Descendants

  • Armenian: գազար (gazar), գՙազար (gʿazar); կյա̈զա̈ր (kyäzär); կէզա̈ր (kēzär); գյօ̈՛զար (gyö́zar)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), գազար”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), գազար”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), գազար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), գազար”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
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