Armenian

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Etymology 1

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From Old Armenian արդ (ard); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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արդ (ard)

  1. (dated) structure, form, ornament
Declension
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i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative արդ (ard) արդեր (arder)
dative արդի (ardi) արդերի (arderi)
ablative արդից (ardicʻ) արդերից (ardericʻ)
instrumental արդով (ardov) արդերով (arderov)
locative արդում (ardum) արդերում (arderum)
definite forms
nominative արդը/արդն (ardə/ardn) արդերը/արդերն (arderə/ardern)
dative արդին (ardin) արդերին (arderin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative արդս (ards) արդերս (arders)
dative արդիս (ardis) արդերիս (arderis)
ablative արդիցս (ardicʻs) արդերիցս (ardericʻs)
instrumental արդովս (ardovs) արդերովս (arderovs)
locative արդումս (ardums) արդերումս (arderums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative արդդ (ardd) արդերդ (arderd)
dative արդիդ (ardid) արդերիդ (arderid)
ablative արդիցդ (ardicʻd) արդերիցդ (ardericʻd)
instrumental արդովդ (ardovd) արդերովդ (arderovd)
locative արդումդ (ardumd) արդերումդ (arderumd)

Etymology 2

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From Old Armenian արդ (ard); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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արդ (ard)

  1. (literary) now, presently
  2. (literary) so, thus

Old Armenian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥-tu-, *h₂r̥-ti-, based on *h₂er- (to fix, put together).[1][2][3] Close cognates include Ancient Greek ἀρτύς (artús, arrangement), ἀρτύνω (artúnō, to arrange, to fit), Latin ars (art), artus (joint), Sanskrit ऋतु (ṛtú).

Noun

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արդ (ard)

  1. shape, order
Usage notes
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The root արդ- (ard-) had also the meaning of “performed work, result, gain”, found in the compounds արդիւն (ardiwn) and արդեօք (ardeōkʻ).

Declension
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Armenian: արդ (ard), արդուկ (arduk)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 38–39
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “արդ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  3. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “ard₁”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 134

Further reading

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “արդ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “արդ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rti (now); cognate with Ancient Greek ἄρτι (árti) and Lithuanian arti (near).[1][2][3][4]

Adverb

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արդ (ard)

  1. at present, now, presently, recently, lately
    արդ իսկard iskjust now, directly, newly, very lately
    եւ արդew ardnow, then
    իսկ արդisk ardbut, now
    արդ եւսard ewsjust now

Adjective

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արդ (ard)

  1. present
    յարդ ժամանակսyard žamanaksat the present time

Conjunction

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արդ (ard)

  1. now; accordingly
Derived terms
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Descendants
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References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 38–39
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “արդ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  3. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian[1], Zagreb, page 11
  4. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “ard₂”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 135

Further reading

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “արդ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “արդ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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