արտախոյր

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Median *arītaxōδ, from Proto-Iranian *riHtáh (face) (whence Sogdian 𐽀𐼷𐽂 (ryt /rīt, rēt/, face)) + *xáwdaH (cover) (whence Old Persian 𐎧𐎢𐎭𐎠 (xaudā, hat), Old Armenian խոյր (xoyr)).

Noun

արտախոյր (artaxoyr)

  1. tiara, mitre, diadem
  2. (figuratively) Jupiter (planet)
  3. veil, face cover

Derived terms

  • արտախուրակեմ (artaxurakem)
  • արտախուրեմ (artaxurem)

Descendants

  • Armenian: Արտախույր (Artaxuyr)

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), արտախոյր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), արտախոյր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), արտախոյր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Perixanjan, A. G. (1993) Materialy k etimologičeskomu slovarju drevnearmjanskovo jazyka. Častʹ I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 10
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