պատառ

From Old Armenian պատառ (pataṙ).

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [pɑˈtɑr]

պատառ • (pataṙ)

1. slice, piece, bit, morsel (especially of food)

• պատառաքաղ (pataṙakʿał)

պատառ • (pataṙ) (superlative ամենապատառ)

1. (dialectal, Goris, Karabakh) little, small

պատառ • (pataṙ)

1. (dialectal, Goris, Karabakh) a little

   պա՛տառ կաց ― pátaṙ kacʿ ― wait a little!

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1913), “պատառ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žołovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 899b
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “պատառ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 35–36

The origin is uncertain.

Müller considers this a Middle Iranian borrowing, comparing Persian فتردن‎ (fatardan, “to pull to pieces”) as corresponding to պատառեմ (pataṙem, “to tear to pieces”).

Xalatʿeancʿ and Karst derive from Akkadian 𒃮 (/paṭāru/, “to untie, undo, unfasten, split, loosen”). Compare Hebrew פ־ט־ר‎ (p-ṭ-r), Classical Syriac ܦ-ܛ-ܪ‎ (p-ṭ-r, “to separate”), ܦܛܝܪܐ‎ (paṭṭīrā), Arabic فَطَرَ‎ (faṭara). The Semitic origin is considered possible by J̌ahukyan but rejected by Ačaṙean who leaves the origin open.

պատառ • (pataṙ)

1. piece, morsel (especially of bread)
   • 5th century, Bible, Gospel of John 13.26:

     Պատասխանի ետ Յիսուս եւ ասէ․ Այն է, որում ես թացից զպատառն եւ տաց։ Եւ թացեալ զպատառն տայ Յուդայի Իսկարիովտացւոյ։

     Patasxani et Yisus ew asē; Ayn ē, orum es tʿacʿicʿ zpataṙn ew tacʿ. Ew tʿacʿeal zpataṙn tay Yudayi Iskariovtacʿwoy.

     Jesus answered, "It is the one to whom I give this piece of bread after I have dipped it." Then He dipped the piece of bread and gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.

   պատառ պատառ ― pataṙ pataṙ ― in pieces, in rags; piecemeal

   պատառ մի հացի ― pataṙ mi hacʿi ― a bit or piece of bread

   բրդել պատառս պատառս ― brdel pataṙs pataṙs ― to cut in pieces or in bits

   ի մի պատառ կլանել ― i mi pataṙ klanel ― to devour, to take in one mouthful

   պատառ պատառ կոտորիլ ― pataṙ pataṙ kotoril ― to be lacerated, torn or cut to pieces, butchered

   պատառ պատառ յերկիր անկանիլ ― pataṙ pataṙ yerkir ankanil ― to fall off bit by bit, to decay gradually

• Armenian: պատառ (pataṙ)
  • → Udi: пӏатӏар (ṗaṭar)
• → Old Georgian: პატარა (ṗaṭara)
  • Georgian: პატარა (ṗaṭara)

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “պատառ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 35–36
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1837), “պատառ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 604a
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “պատառ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 624a
• Karst, Josef (1911), “Zur ethnischen Stellung der Armenier”, in Akinean, Nersēs, editor, Huschardzan. Festschrift aus Anlass des 100-jahrigen Bestandes der Mechitaristen-Kongregation in Wien (1811–1911), und des 25. Jahrganges der philosophischen Monatsschrift Handes amsorya (1887–1911) (in German), Vienna: Verl. der Mechitaristen-Kongregation, page 400
• Müller, Friedrich (1892), “Pahlawi und armenische Etymologien”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes (in German), volume 6, page 267
• Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 16
• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “պատառ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 598a
• Xalatʿeancʿ, Bagrat (1902), “Mi karcikʿ hay naxararutʿeancʿ cagman masin [An opinion on the origin of Armenian nakhararships]”, in Banasēr. Handēs hnaxōsakan, patmakan, lezuabanakan ew kʿnnakan‎ (in Armenian), volume 4, issue 6, Paris