ատր-

Old Armenian

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š (“fire”). In some of the compounds confused with արտ- (art-). Doublet of այրեմ (ayrem).

Noun

ատր- • (atr-)

  1. fire
    Synonym: հուր (hur)

Usage notes

Found only in a few compounds and never used independently. Discernible also in several wholly-borrowed terms from Iranian. Some of the compounds claimed to be inner-Armenian formations, such as ատրաշէկ (atrašēk), may also be wholly-borrowed.

Derived terms
  • ատրական (atrakan)
  • ատրաշէկ (atrašēk)
  • ատրաշիկանամ (atrašikanam)
  • ատրորակ (atrorak)
  • ատրորական (atrorakan)
  • արտաշէկ (artašēk)
  • արտաշիկագոյն (artašikagoyn)
  • արտաշիկանամ (artašikanam)

Further reading
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “ատր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 289b
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ատր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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