պրաս

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian պրաս (pras), Middle Armenian պռաս (pṙas).

Pronunciation

Noun

պրաս (pras)

  1. leek, Allium ampeloprasum (syn. Allium porrum)[2]

Declension

Synonyms

  • պրասասոխ (prasasox), սավզի (savzi), քուռաթ (kʿuṙatʿ), քյավառ (kʿyavaṙ), քարասոխ (kʿarasox), փըրասա (pʿərasa)

Derived terms

  • պրասասոխ (prasasox)

References

  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), պրաս”, 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, page 114a
  2. Łazaryan, Ṙuben S. (1981), պրաս”, in Busanunneri hayeren-latineren-ṙuseren-angleren-franseren-germaneren baṙaran [Armenian–Latin–Russian–English–French–German Dictionary of Plant Names], Yerevan: University Press, § 1010, page 81a

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • պրախ (prax), պրասխ (prasx)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πράσον (práson).

Noun

պրաս (pras)

  1. leek (Allium porrum)
    • 5th century, Bible, Numbers 11.5:
      Զի յիշեցաք զձուկնն զոր ուտէաք յԵգիպտոս ձրի, եւ զսեխն եւ զմեղրապոպ եւ զպրասն եւ զսոխն եւ զխստոր։
      Zi yišecʿakʿ zjuknn zor utēakʿ yEgiptos jri, ew zsexn ew zmełrapop ew zprasn ew zsoxn ew zxstor.
      We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick.
    • Ephrem the Syrian, Yayn čaṙēn or vasn erašti ew vašxaṙuacʿ :
      Իսկ ՚ի գիջոյն և ՚ի թեթևէն՝ որ ըստ մասանց ջերմին է, պրաս․ իսկ հողանման ջերմ կաղամբ և այլ ա՟մ կծու․ իսկ թեթևագոյնսն ՚ի դդումսն և ՚ի սեխս և ՚ի մեղրապոպս։
      Isk ’i giǰoyn ew ’i tʿetʿewēn, or əst masancʿ ǰermin ē, pras; isk hołanman ǰerm kałamb ew ayl a.m kcu; isk tʿetʿewagoynsn ’i ddumsn ew ’i sexs ew ’i mełrapops.

Descendants

  • Armenian: պրաս (pras)
  • Middle Armenian: պռաս (pṙas)

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), պրաս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1837), պրաս”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 666a
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), պրաս”, 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, page 114a
  • Łazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000), պրաս”, in Tʿosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 424b
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