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երասան

երասան

Armenian

Noun

երասան (erasan)

  1. reins
  2. bridle

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Old Armenian

Etymology

From Parthian rsn (*rasan, rope). See առասան (aṙasan) for more. The word has a more specialized usage in Armenian.

Noun

երասան (erasan)

  1. bridle, curb, rein, snaffle; halter; scratch, bit
    երասան արկանելerasan arkanel ― to bridle, to put on a halter

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References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), երասան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), երասան”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), երասան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • Perixanjan, Anait (1993) Materialy k etimologičeskomu slovarju drevnearmjanskovo jazyka. Častʹ I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 8