նիհար

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian նիհար (nihar).

Pronunciation

Adjective

նիհար • (nihar) (superlative ամենանիհար)

  1. thin, lean, skinny
    Synonym: (dialectal) լղար (lġar)

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

A Southwestern Iranian borrowing. Compare Middle Persian nzʾl (/⁠nizār⁠/, weak, feeble) and Persian نهار (nehâr, nahâr, detriment, loss, consumption, a wasting of the body).

Adjective

նիհար • (nihar)

  1. thin, lean, skinny

Declension

Derived terms

  • աննիհար (annihar)
  • նիհարանամ (niharanam)
  • նիհարումն (niharumn)
  • նիհարութիւն (niharutʻiwn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: նիհար (nihar)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “նիհար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 452a
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “նիհար”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նիհար”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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