կայսր

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian կայսր (kaysr).

Pronunciation

Noun

կայսր (kaysr)

  1. emperor

Declension

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • կեսառ (kesaṙ)
  • կեսար (kesar)
  • կեսառոս (kesaṙos)
  • կիսառոս (kisaṙos)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Καῖσαρ (Kaîsar). According to Ačaṙyan, կայսր (kaysr) is an old popular borrowing, whereas the other forms are scholarly borrowings.

Noun

կայսր (kaysr)

  1. emperor, caesar
    վեհափառ կայսրնvehapʿaṙ kaysrnHis Imperial Majesty

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: կայսր (kaysr)

References

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