բուռ

Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian բուռն (buṙn).

Noun

բուռ • (buṙ)

  1. hollow of the hand; cupped hand
  2. handful (of)
    մի բուռ սեմուշկաmi buṙ semuškaa handful of sunflower seeds
Declension

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian բուռ (buṙ).

Noun

բուռ • (buṙ)

  1. lime
  2. plaster
Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

A Wanderwort from an unknown language, found also in Akkadian 𒉌𒌓𒈾𒁓 (/⁠pīlu, pūlu⁠/, limestone), 𒁓𒊏 (pūru, literally stone bowl), Ancient Greek πῶρος (pôros, tufa; stone), Urartian 𒉌𒌓𒁍𒇻𒋛 (NA4.pu-lu-si /⁠pulus⁠/, stone, stele). An ancient Anatolian or Mesopotamian origin is probable, with Sumerian 𒁓 (/⁠bur⁠/, stone (vessel)) as the likely source.

Noun

բուռ • (buṙ)

  1. lime
  2. plaster
  3. varnish

Declension

Derived terms

  • բռածեփ (bṙacepʻ)
  • բռեայ (bṙeay)
  • բռեմ (bṙem)
  • բռքար (bṙkʻar)

Descendants

  • Armenian: բուռ (buṙ)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բուռ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “բուռ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “բուռ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Greppin, John A. C. (1991) “The Survival of Ancient Anatolian and Mesopotamian Vocabulary Until the Present”, in Journal of Near Eastern Studies, volume 50, number 3, pages 203–207
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