ջարդ

Armenian

Etymology

Deverbal from ջարդել (ǰardel).

Pronunciation

Noun

ջարդ (ǰard)

  1. massacre, carnage, slaughter; pogrom
  2. mass repression by a government (i.e., imprisonment, exile, executions)
  3. (figuratively) a devastating blow, a crushing defeat (inflicted upon an opponent)
  4. (figuratively) a scathing criticism
  5. (figuratively, colloquial) a beating
    ջարդ տալǰard talto massacre; to defeat; to beat severely
    ջարդ ուտելǰard utelto suffer a heavy defeat; to be massacred; to be severely beaten

Declension

Derived terms

  • ջարդարար (ǰardarar)

References

  • Ałayan, Ēduard (1976), ջարդ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
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