ջուր

From Old Armenian ջուր (ǰur).

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ջուր • (ǰur)

1. water

   ջուր խմել ― ǰur xmel ― to drink water

• ջրանցք (ǰrancʿkʿ)
• ջրահարս (ǰrahars)

Since Müller 1892 often connected with a family of Baltic words, namely Lithuanian jū́rės, jū́rios, Old Prussian *jūrʲai, iūrin, Lithuanian jūra (“sea”), Lithuanian jáura, jáuras (“marshy place”), and derived from Proto-Indo-European *yuHr- (“water”).[1] J̌ahukyan adduces also Thracian Iuras (“name of a river”).[2] Further common comparisons with the family of Sanskrit वार् (vār, “water”), Persian باران‎ (bārān, “rain”) are rejected by Olsen.[3] The evidence for the Proto-Indo-European *y- → Old Armenian ջ- (ǰ-) development is meager, but compare ջան (ǰan), ջով (ǰov). This etymology is accepted by Meillet, Ačaṙean, Solta, J̌ahukyan, Olsen (with reservation) and Matasović.[4][5][6][7][8][3][9][10] The reconstruction of the Proto-Indo-European root is supported by Mallory / Adams but they reject the appurtenance of Armenian on phonetic grounds.[11]

An alternative proposal started by the same Müller (1877) and supported by Justi connects ջուր (ǰur) with Sanskrit क्षरति (kṣarati), Avestan 𐬖𐬲𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌‎ (γžaraiti), Persian شاریدن‎ (šārīdan, “to flow, stream”), شران‎ (šorrān, “purling (as running water)”), Northern Kurdish şirik (“drain”), şurik (“waterspout”).[12][13] This is accepted by Pokorny with reservation, who reconstructs Proto-Indo-European gʷʰdyōro- for Armenian.[14] J̌ahukyan considers this etymology less likely than the above.[2]

ջուր • (ǰur)

1. water

   անոյշ ջուր ― anoyš ǰur ― good or potable water

   ըմպելի ջուր ― əmpeli ǰur ― drinkable water

   պաղ/զով ջուր ― pał/zov ǰur ― cold or fresh water

   գաղջ ջուր ― gałǰ ǰur ― tepid water

   տաք ջուր ― takʿ ǰur ― hot water

   եռացեալ ջուր ― eṙacʿeal ǰur ― boiling water

   հանքային ջուր ― hankʿayin ǰur ― thermal water

   ծծմբային ջուր ― ccmbayin ǰur ― sulfurous water

   աղային ջուր ― ałayin ǰur ― saline water

   օրհնեալ ջուր ― ōrhneal ǰur ― holy water

   չաստուած ջրոյ ― čʿastuac ǰroy ― water-god

   ջուր մսոյ ― ǰur msoy ― broth

   գաւաթ մի ջուր ― gawatʿ mi ǰur ― a glass, of water

   դոյլ մի ջուր ― doyl mi ǰur ― a bucket or pail of water

   դոյլ մի լի ջուր ― doyl mi li ǰur ― a pailful of water

   ընդ ջուր եւ ընդ ցամաք ― ənd ǰur ew ənd cʿamakʿ ― by sea and land

   տեղատութիւն եւ մակընթացութիւն ջուրց ― tełatutʿiwn ew makəntʿacʿutʿiwn ǰurcʿ ― tide, flux and reflux, ebb and flow

   երթալ ջրոյ ― ertʿal ǰroy ― to go to fetch water

   ջուր հանել ― ǰur hanel ― to draw water

   ջուր ըմպել ― ǰur əmpel ― to drink water

   հեղուլ, թափել, առնել ջուր ― hełul, tʿapʿel, aṙnel ǰur ― to make water, to piss, to urine

   ջուր տալ ― ǰur tal ― to water, to sprinkle; to water, to give to drink to

   եռացուցանել զջուր ― eṙacʿucʿanel zǰur ― to warm, to boil water

   ջուր արկանել ձեռաց ուրուք ― ǰur arkanel jeṙacʿ urukʿ ― to pour water on a person's hands

   լաւ է ջուր հորի քան զգինի յոռի ― law ē ǰur hori kʿan zgini yoṙi ― pure water is better than bad wine

2. (as an adjective) liquid, watery

• Armenian: ջուր (ǰur)

• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ջուր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ջուր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy