թերի

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian թերի (tʻeri).

Pronunciation

Adjective

թերի • (tʻeri) (superlative ամենաթերի)

  1. defective, imperfect, incomplete
    Synonym: (dialectal) ղուսուր (ġusur)

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

թեր (tʻer, side) + (-i)

Adjective

թերի • (tʻeri)

  1. defective, imperfect, incomplete, faulty

Declension

Adverb

թերի • (tʻeri)

  1. imperfectly, faultily

Descendants

  • Armenian: թերի (tʻeri)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “թեր”, 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) “թերի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “թերի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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