Կուր
See also: կուր
Armenian
Alternative forms
- Քուռ (Kʻuṙ)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian Կուր (Kur), perhaps ultimately from Urartian 𒆳𒄣𒊑𒀀𒉌 (KURqu-ri-a-ni /Quriani/), a land possibly in the upper reaches of the Kura river.[1] The form Քուռ (Kʻuṙ) is probably a new borrowing from Persian.
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [kuɾ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɡuɾ]
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular (singulare tantum) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Կուր (Kur) | |||
| dative | Կուրի (Kuri) | |||
| ablative | Կուրից (Kuricʻ) | |||
| instrumental | Կուրով (Kurov) | |||
| locative | Կուրում (Kurum) | |||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | Կուրը/Կուրն (Kurə/Kurn) | |||
| dative | Կուրին (Kurin) | |||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | Կուրս (Kurs) | |||
| dative | Կուրիս (Kuris) | |||
| ablative | Կուրիցս (Kuricʻs) | |||
| instrumental | Կուրովս (Kurovs) | |||
| locative | Կուրումս (Kurums) | |||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | Կուրդ (Kurd) | |||
| dative | Կուրիդ (Kurid) | |||
| ablative | Կուրիցդ (Kuricʻd) | |||
| instrumental | Կուրովդ (Kurovd) | |||
| locative | Կուրումդ (Kurumd) | |||
References
- Diakonoff, I. M., Kashkai, S. M. (1981) “Quriane”, in Geographical Names According to Urartian Texts (Répertoire géographique des textes cunéiformes; 9), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, pages 70–71
Further reading
- Barseġyan, Hovhannes (2006) “Ašxarhagrakan anunneri hayeren taṙadarjutʻyan masin orošum [A Decision on Armenian Transcription of Geographic Names]”, in Terminabanakan ew uġġagrakan teġekatu [Terminological and Orthographic Reference Book] (in Armenian), 6th edition, Yerevan: 9-rd hrashalik, →ISBN, page 51
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