հարաւ

Etymologically means “front-side” and derives from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥Hwós; cognate with Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva, “being before, going in front, first, former; eastern”), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀‎ (pauruua), 𐬞𐬀𐬊𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀‎ (paouruua), 𐬞𐬊𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀‎ (pouruua, “being in front, first, former; southern”), Old Church Slavonic прьвъ (prĭvŭ, “first”). Compare հիւսիս (hiwsis).

հարաւ • (haraw)

1. south

   արեւելեան հարաւ ― arewelean haraw ― southeast

   արեւմտեան հարաւ ― arewmtean haraw ― southwest

   հողմ հարաւոյ ― hołm harawoy ― the south wind

2. southern wind

   շնչէ հարաւ ― šnčʿē haraw ― it blows from the south

• Armenian: հարավ (harav)
• Georgian: არავი (aravi)

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• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “հարաւ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “հարաւ”, 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) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 393