բոր

Armenian

Pronunciation

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• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [boɾ]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [pʰoɾ]

Etymology 1

From French bore, later reinforced by Russian бор (bor). Alternatively, can be said to be built from բորակ (borak, “borax”), as in other languages.

Noun

բոր • (bor)

1. boron

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular	plural
nominative	բոր (bor)	բորեր (borer)
dative	բորի (bori)	բորերի (boreri)
ablative	բորից (boricʻ)	բորերից (borericʻ)
instrumental	բորով (borov)	բորերով (borerov)
locative	բորում (borum)	բորերում (borerum)
	definite forms
nominative	բորը/բորն (borə/born)	բորերը/բորերն (borerə/borern)
dative	բորին (borin)	բորերին (borerin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	բորս (bors)	բորերս (borers)
dative	բորիս (boris)	բորերիս (boreris)
ablative	բորիցս (boricʻs)	բորերիցս (borericʻs)
instrumental	բորովս (borovs)	բորերովս (borerovs)
locative	բորումս (borums)	բորերումս (borerums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	բորդ (bord)	բորերդ (borerd)
dative	բորիդ (borid)	բորերիդ (borerid)
ablative	բորիցդ (boricʻd)	բորերիցդ (borericʻd)
instrumental	բորովդ (borovd)	բորերովդ (borerovd)
locative	բորումդ (borumd)	բորերումդ (borerumd)

Etymology 2

From Old Armenian բոր (bor); see it for more.

Noun

բոր • (bor)

1. leprosy

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular	plural
nominative	բոր (bor)	բորեր (borer)
dative	բորի (bori)	բորերի (boreri)
ablative	բորից (boricʻ)	բորերից (borericʻ)
instrumental	բորով (borov)	բորերով (borerov)
locative	բորում (borum)	բորերում (borerum)
	definite forms
nominative	բորը/բորն (borə/born)	բորերը/բորերն (borerə/borern)
dative	բորին (borin)	բորերին (borerin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	բորս (bors)	բորերս (borers)
dative	բորիս (boris)	բորերիս (boreris)
ablative	բորիցս (boricʻs)	բորերիցս (borericʻs)
instrumental	բորովս (borovs)	բորերովս (borerovs)
locative	բորումս (borums)	բորերումս (borerums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	բորդ (bord)	բորերդ (borerd)
dative	բորիդ (borid)	բորերիդ (borerid)
ablative	բորիցդ (boricʻd)	բորերիցդ (borericʻd)
instrumental	բորովդ (borovd)	բորերովդ (borerovd)
locative	բորումդ (borumd)	բորերումդ (borerumd)

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Iranian *bor (“leprosy”). Compare Sogdian [script needed] (βrʾwkʾ /⁠βarūkə⁠/, “leprous”). Perhaps related to the source of բորենի (boreni). See also ուրուկ (uruk).

Noun

բոր • (bor)

1. leprosy

   բոր գրաստուց ― bor grastucʻ ― farcy

Declension

o-type

	singular		plural
nominative	բոր (bor)		բորք (borkʻ)
genitive	բորոյ (boroy)		բորոց (borocʻ)
dative	բորոյ (boroy)		բորոց (borocʻ)
accusative	բոր (bor)		բորս (bors)
ablative	բորոյ (boroy)		բորոց (borocʻ)
instrumental	բորով (borov)		բորովք (borovkʻ)
locative	բոր (bor)		բորս (bors)

Derived terms

• բորոտ (borot)
• բորոտանամ (borotanam)
• բորոտեմ (borotem)
• բորոտեցուցանեմ (borotecʻucʻanem)
• բորոտիմ (borotim)
• բորոտութիւն (borotutʻiwn)
• բորութիւն (borutʻiwn)
• քածբոր (kʻacbor)
• քածպոր (kʻacpor)

Descendants

• Armenian: բոր (bor)

References

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բոր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “բոր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “բոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press