ارس

اَرِس (aris)

1. to get, to fetch

From Middle Persian 𐫀𐫡𐫘‎‎ (ʾrs‎ /ars/, “tear”), from Proto-Iranian *Hácru (“tear”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćru (“tear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱru (“tear”).

ارس • (ars)

1. (archaic) tear

   Synonym: اشک‎ (ašk)

From Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾbwrs /aburs/), borrowed from Northwestern Iranian, from Proto-Iranian *hampr̥sā, which has also been inherited as Middle Persian *abuhl, Persian وهل‎ (vohl), ابل‎ (abol), بل‎ (bol), whence via Arabic ابهل‎ (abhol, obhol). Also passed from two Turkic forms as اردج‎ (ardej, “juniper”) and آرچه‎ (ârča). With a suffix to first forms also in برسان‎ (barsãn, bersân, “a kind of dark-coloured odoriferous syrup”).

ارس • (classical urs, aris, iranian ors)

1. juniper

   Synonym: سرو کوهی‎ (sarv-e kuhi)

• ورس‎ (vors), برس‎ (burs), آرس‎ (āris), اورس‎ (avirs)

Ultimately from Proto-Iranian *Raxsā- (“swift-flowing”), akin to Sanskrit रङ्घते (raṅghate, “to hasten, run”). Compare Old Armenian Երասխ (Erasx), Ancient Greek Ἀράξης (Aráxēs), Old Georgian რახსი (raxsi), Iranian borrowings.

ارس • (aras)

1. Araks, Aras

ارس • (oros)

1. (Iran, archaic) Rus, Russia

   Synonyms: روس‎ (rus), روسیه‎ (rusiye)

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