ارس

See also: أرش‎ and آرش‎

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian ʾls (ars, “tear”), from Proto-Iranian (compare Avestan asrū-, asrūazan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Sanskrit and Hindi अश्रु (aśru)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱru-, from compound *dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- (“eye bitter”) (compare *dáḱru-). Other cognates include Old Armenian արտօսր (artōsr), Lithuanian ãšara, English tear.

Noun

ارس • (ars)

  1. (archaic) tear
Synonyms

References
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “ارس”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “ars”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

From Mazanderani.

Noun

ارس • (ors)

  1. juniper

Etymology 3

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔæˈɾæs/

Proper noun

ارس • (Aras)

  1. Araks, Aras

Etymology 4

Proper noun

ارس • (Oros)

  1. (archaic) Rus, Russia
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