ստուար

From Proto-Indo-European *stuh₂rós, from *steh₂-.

Alternatively, from Proto-Armenian *stiwar, from Proto-Indo-European *stipr̥o-, and cognate with Lithuanian stiprùs (“strong”), Ancient Greek στιφρός (stiphrós, “firm”).

ստուար • (stuar)

1. thick, dense
2. large, great, voluminous

   ստուար գունդ, բանակ ― stuar gund, banak ― numerous, powerful army

3. heavy

   ստուար ծանրութիւն ― stuar canrutʻiwn ― great weight

4. (grammar, of a sound) hoarse, harsh

• Armenian: ստվար (stvar)

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