հօրան
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
Etymology
The original spelling is հաւրան (hawran), from *հաւր- (*hawr-, “shepherd”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-tro- (“guarder, protector, keeper”), from *peh₂- (“to protect”), + -ան (-an, “collective suffix”).
Noun
հօրան • (hōran)
- flock of sheep or goats
- հօրան լինել ― hōran linel ― to jump, skip or leap for joy, to bound with joy (like a goat)
- sheepfold
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | հօրան (hōran) | հօրանք (hōrankʻ) |
| genitive | հօրանի (hōrani) | հօրանաց (hōranacʻ) |
| dative | հօրանի (hōrani) | հօրանաց (hōranacʻ) |
| accusative | հօրան (hōran) | հօրանս (hōrans) |
| ablative | հօրանէ (hōranē) | հօրանաց (hōranacʻ) |
| instrumental | հօրանաւ (hōranaw) | հօրանօք (hōranōkʻ) |
| locative | հօրանի (hōrani) | հօրանս (hōrans) |
Descendants
- → Armenian: հորան (horan) (learned)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979), “հօրան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʻean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “հօրան”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 401
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879), “հօրան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy