զերդ

Armenian

Alternative forms

• զերթ (zertʻ)

Etymology

From Old Armenian զերդ (zerd).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /zeɾtʰ/, [zeɾtʰ]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /zeɾt/, [zeɾtʰ]

Conjunction

զերդ • (zerd)

1. (archaic, poetic) like, as

   զերդ մի եղնիկ ― zerd mi eġnik ― like a deer

Synonyms

• ինչպես (inčʻpes)

References

• Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “զերդ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
• “զերդ”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980
• Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 25