Armenian

Noun

առն • ‎(aṙn)

1. (archaic) wild ram

Declension

References

• Ałayan, Ēduard (1976), “առն”, in Ardi hayereni bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Modern Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *Hrsen- ‎(“male”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἄρσην ‎(ársēn, “male”) and Old Persian [script needed] ‎(aršan, “male, hero, bull”), probably also Ancient Greek ἀρνειός ‎(arneiós, “ram”).

Noun

առն • ‎(aṙn)

1. wild ram
   • c. 600 CE – c. 670 CE, Anania Širakacʿi

     Ունի լերինս մեծս երիս․ ունի երէս, եղջերու, այծ եւ քաղս, առն եւ արտի, վիթ, եւ կըկիթ եւ խոզ․ […]

Declension

Descendants

• Armenian: առն ‎(aṙn)
• Georgian: არნი ‎(arni)
• Syriac: ܐܪܢܐ ‎(arnā)

References

• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “առն”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “առն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “aṙn”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 111

Etymology 2

From Proto-Armenian *arno-, by metathesis from *anro-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nrós; compare Ancient Greek ἀνδρός ‎(andrós).

Noun

առն • ‎(aṙn)

1. genitive singular of այր ‎(ayr)
2. dative singular of այր ‎(ayr)
3. locative singular of այր ‎(ayr)

References

• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “ayr₁”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 61