ցիր

Old Armenian

Etymology

Deverbal of ցրեմ (cʿrem).

Adjective

ցիր • (cʿir) indeclinable

  1. strewn, scattered, dispersed
    ցիր և ցան ― cʿir ew cʿan ― dispersed, scattered about, spread

Noun

ցիր • (cʿir) indeclinable

  1. vast open space

Further reading
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “ցիր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 456a
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ցիր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ցիր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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