Armenian

Adjective

բարձր • ‎(barjr) ‎(superlative ամենաբարձր)

1. high, tall, elevated

   բարձր շենք‎ ― barjr šenkʿ ― high building

   բարձր սար‎ ― barjr sar ― high mountain

2. loud (of voice)

   բարձր ձայն‎ ― barjr jayn ― loud voice

3. (figuratively) sublime, grand, eminent

Declension

Antonyms

• ցածր ‎(cʿacr)

Adverb

բարձր • ‎(barjr)

1. high; high up
2. loudly; aloud

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥ǵʰu-r-, from *bʰerǵʰ-. The form -բերձ ‎(-berj) found in compounds is directly from *bʰerǵʰ-. Related to բառնամ ‎(baṙnam).

Adjective

բարձր • ‎(barjr)

1. high, elevated

   ի բարձուէ‎ ― i barjuē ― from above

   հոսել ի բարձուէ‎ ― hosel i barjuē ― to fling, to throw from above

   ի ձայն բարձր, բարձր ձայնիւ, ձայնիւ բարձու‎ ― i jayn barjr, barjr jayniw, jayniw barju ― aloud, loudly

   բարձր առնել‎ ― barjr aṙnel ― to elevate, to raise on high

   բարձր քանդակ‎ ― barjr kʿandak ― relief, basso-rilievo

2. (figuratively) sublime, eminent, great, excellent

   բարձր առնել‎ ― barjr aṙnel ― to magnify, to exalt

   բարձր լինիմ‎ ― barjr linim ― to be elevated, glorified

   ճանաչեմ զբարձունս‎ ― čanačʿem zbarjuns ― to know sublime or profound things

   սեղան բարձր‎ ― sełan barjr ― splendid, sumptuous dinner, banquet

   բարձր ոճ‎ ― barjr oč ― elevated style

Declension

Noun

բարձր • ‎(barjr)

1. (usually in the plural) height, top, summit, eminence, elevation; heaven

   թագաւոր բարձանց‎ ― tʿagawor barjancʿ ― king of heaven

   թռչունք բարձանց‎ ― tʿṙčʿunkʿ barjancʿ ― birds of air

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: բարձր ‎(barjr), բարձունք ‎(barjunkʿ)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “բարձր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “բարձր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “բառնալ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “barjr”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 171
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “բարձր”, in Sargsyan, Vahan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, ISBN 978-9939-50-121-5