լուծ

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [lut͡s]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [lud͡z]

From Old Armenian լուծ (luc).

լուծ • (luc)

1. yoke, harness
2. (figuratively) yoke, subjection, slavery, bondage
3. a pair of oxen yoked together

From Middle Armenian լուծ (luc, “diarrhea”), from լուծել (lucel), լուծանել (lucanel, “to loosen (of bowels); to purge”), from Old Armenian լուծանեմ (lucanem).

լուծ • (luc)

1. diarrhea

   Synonyms: փորլուծ (pʿorluc), (obsolete) իսհալ (ishal)

From Proto-Armenian *y/luǵo-, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm. The initial l- is due to the influence of լուծանեմ (lucanem).

լուծ • (luc)

1. yoke

   լուծանել, բառնալ զլուծ ― lucanel, baṙnal zluc ― to unharness; to take off the yoke

2. a pair of oxen under yoke

   լուծք եզանց ― luckʿ ezancʿ ― yoke of oxen

3. (figuratively) burden, yoke, subjection, slavery, bondage

   լուծ իմ քաղցր է եւ բեռն իմ փոքրոգի ― luc im kʿałcʿr ē ew beṙn im pʿokʿrogi ― my yoke is easy and my burden light

   աունուլ զլուծ կրօնաւորական կարգի ― aunul zluc krōnaworakan kargi ― to take the cowl (monk), to take the veil (nun), to pronounce the vows, to become a monk or nun

   մտանել ընդ լծով ամուսնութեան ― mtanel ənd lcov amusnutʿean ― to bear the yoke of matrimony

   ընդ լըծով արկանել ― ənd ləcov arkanel ― to place under the yoke; (fig.) to subject, to reduce to slavery

   խոնարհել ընդ լծով ― xonarhel ənd lcov ― to bend under the yoke; (fig.) to submit tamely to slavery

   ընդ լծով կալ, ընդ լծով ծառայութեան մտանել ― ənd lcov kal, ənd lcov caṙayutʿean mtanel ― to pass under the yoke, to become a vassal, or tributary

   ընկենուլ, թօթափել, նշկահել զլուծ, ի բաց ընկենուլ զլուծն ― ənkenul, tʿōtʿapʿel, nškahel zluc, i bacʿ ənkenul zlucn ― to throw off the yoke, to slip the collar

   զերծանիլ ի լծոյ ― zercanil i lcoy ― to be freed

4. pair, couple

   լուծք ― luckʿ ― a pair

   լուծ լուծ ― luc luc ― in pairs

5. even number
6. beam of the balance of which the scales are suspended; scale, pan

   լուծ կշռոց ― luc kšṙocʿ ― pair of scales; beam of a balance

   բառնալ ինչ ի լուծ կշռոց ― baṙnal inčʿ i luc kšṙocʿ ― to weigh with scales

7. (astronomy) Libra
8. (nautical) rib of a ship

• Middle Armenian: լուծ (luc)
  • Armenian: լուծ (luc)
  • → Georgian: ლუწი (luc̣i)

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “լուծ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “լուծ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “լուծ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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