Armenian

Noun

փոր • ‎(pʿor)

1. belly, abdomen
2. stomach

   փորս ցավում է‎ ― pʿors cʿavum ē ― my stomach hurts

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Synonyms

• որովայն ‎(orovayn)

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain. The sense of “abdomen” developed from the earlier sense of “cavity, hollow”, the inside of a human being perceived as one big cavity.

Noun

փոր • ‎(pʿor)

1. cavity, hollow
2. the hollow core of things (e.g. of a ship, melon, vessel, etc)

   փոր անօթոց‎ ― pʿor anōtʿocʿ ― capacity of vases

   փոր նաւի‎ ― pʿor nawi ― ship's bottom, careen

   փոր սեխի‎ ― pʿor sexi ― seed-pulp of melon

3. (anatomy) belly, abdomen, paunch; womb, bowels, entrails; uterus; heart
4. valley; province full of valleys

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Adjective

փոր • ‎(pʿor)

1. hollow, empty, void

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Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: փոր ‎(pʿor)
• Georgian: ფორი ‎(pori)
• Romani: pori, pir, puri, poria, per

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “փոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935, pages 518—519
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “փոր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “փոր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy

Etymology 2

Noun

փոր • ‎(pʿor)

1. Alternative form of բուռ ‎(buṙ)

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