Armenian

Noun

հրդեհ • ‎(hrdeh)

1. fire (the often accidental occurrence of fire in a certain place leading to its full or partial destruction)

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From հուր ‎(hur, “fire”) +‎ *դեհ ‎(*deh, “burning, combustion”). The latter is of unknown origin, perhaps borrowed from some descendant of Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- ‎(“to burn”); compare especially Sanskrit दहति ‎(dahati).

Noun

հրդեհ • ‎(hrdeh)

1. fire, conflagration

   հրդեհ ի ծովու, ի նաւի‎ ― hrdeh i covu, i nawi ― ship on fire out at sea; fire on board ship

   հրդեհ արկանել, հանել զհրդեհ‎ ― hrdeh arkanel, hanel zhrdeh ― to fire, to set on fire, to give to the flames

   հրդեհ վառեցաւ‎ ― hrdeh vaṙecʿaw ― it was burnt

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: հրդեհ ‎(hrdeh)

References

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