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երազ

երազ

Armenian

Noun

երազ (eraz)

  1. dream (imaginary events seen while sleeping)
    երազ տեսնելeraz tesnel ― to dream, have a dream

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Old Armenian

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing.[1] Compare Middle Persian lʾc (rāz), Manichaean Middle Persian rʾz (rāz), Manichaean Parthian rʾz (rāz), Persian راز (râz, secret, mystery). This etymology is rejected by Hübschmann[2] and Ačaṙean[3] because of the difference in meaning, but compare Classical Syriac ܐܪܙܐ from the same Iranian source with closer meanings.

Noun

երազ (eraz)

  1. dream (imaginary events seen while sleeping)
    երազ տեսանելeraz tesanel ― to dream, to have a dream, to dream a dream
    եւ ոչ յերազի անգամ տեսանելew očʿ yerazi angam tesanel ― not even to dream of
    գեղեցիկ երազս տեսանելgełecʿik erazs tesanel ― to have pleasant, or bright dreams
    ցնորք զահանդելի խօլական երազոցcʿnorkʿ zahandeli xōlakan erazocʿ ― spectres or monstrous visions, dreadful, ghastly, frightful dreams
    յերազս լինել, յերազի անցք անցանելyerazs linel, yerazi ancʿkʿ ancʿanel ― to have a nocturnal pollution, a lascivious dream
    երազ է կեանք մարդոյeraz ē keankʿ mardoy ― life is but a dream

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Descendants

  • Armenian: երազ (eraz)
    • → Udi: araz / არაზ (araz)

References

Citations

  1. Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 878
  2. Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 147
  3. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), երազ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935, pages 33–34

Sources

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