արօս

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian արօս (arōs).

Pronunciation

Noun

արօս (arōs) (traditional orthography spelling արօս)

  1. field that is left uncultivated for 5-6 years for strengthening

Declension


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The original spelling is արաւս (araws), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *arəw-ns-, from *h₂erh₃- (to plow); cognates include Ancient Greek ἄρουρα (ároura), Middle Irish arbor, Old Armenian հարաւունք (harawunkʿ).

Noun

արօս (arōs)

  1. virgin soil

Derived terms

  • արօսանամ (arōsanam)

Descendants

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), արօս”, 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
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “araws”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 128
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