ոռ

Armenian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Armenian ոռ (oṙ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ոռ • (oṙ)

  1. (vulgar) ass, buttocks
    Synonym: հետույք (hetuykʿ)

Declension

Derived terms

  • ոռատու (oṙatu)
  • ոռի (oṙi)

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁orsos (arse). Cognates include Ancient Greek ὄρρος (órrhos), Hittite 𒅈𒊏𒀸 (arraš), Old English ærs (English arse, ass), and Old Irish err.

Noun

ոռ • (oṙ)

  1. buttocks, ass (of men or animals)
  2. (usually in the plural) the bottom (of objects)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: ոռ (oṙ)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), ոռ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ոռ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ոռ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian, Zagreb, page 12
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