Dikranagerdtsi Vernacular Handbook: A

Dictionary of Dikranagerdtsi Words and Phrases – A

WORD/PHRASE and DEFINITION

ǎ (n) - ǎ (n): bowel movement (children).

ǎbǎ: midwife.

ǎbǎyit orekǎn (T – ebe: midwife; oreke: stool/staff): your midwife’s stool! (Exclamation).

ǎburshoum (P.-abrishum) (Ab.-abrishim): silk.

ǎchkeh mnnǎ: stick it in his eye!

ǎchki ayar (A/Ab): eye measure.

ǎchkis chi gdri: I can’t see doing it; I’m not enthusiastic about it; It’s not worth the effort.

ǎchkis guh bǎghi: my eye grows cold, staring into space (expecting company).

ǎchkit (chuh) kornah (A/T): may your eye (not) be blinded. The negative is used when it is meant as a benign epithet, such as when applied to a child or friend.

achkounk: eyeglasses (achk-hounk: eyebrow).

ǎdǎpsouz: Lack of breeding, without manners. (T – edeb: breeding, manners, shame) (T – suz: without).

ǎdǎt (P/Ab/K/T): custom, practice, manner, tradition, rule, habit.

ǎdzeli: razor.

ǎfǎrum (T.-aferin): bravo! well done!

agha (K/T): lord, master, gentleman.

ǎgheg im: I’m well.

aghkig: beautiful, handsome (ǎghegig).

ǎghustǎnk: intestine.

agri chop (A/T): toothpick.

ainad (P/Ab – inad): stubborn.

ǎjǎmi (P – Persian) (T – ajemi): untrained, inexperienced.

ǎjǎlǎ (T –ajele): hurry, haste.

ǎjeb (Ab/P/K/T: wonder, surprising, amazement, strange, queer). Inch ǎjeb: how strange!

ǎjuzil: to become tired of.

ǎkhd (P – akd): knot.

akhmak (T – ahmak, K - akhmakh): stupid, foolish, idiot, cretin.

ǎkhper: brother.

akhpurdik: brothers.

akhur (Ab/K): final, finally, after all, at last, at least, end, outcome.

ǎkli hokout: awaken to your soul.

ǎklil: to awaken (self).

ǎklor: rooster.

ǎks (T - aksi): contrary, perverse.

ǎksunǎ (G – Axinus [Black Sea]; inhospitable) (T – aksine): contrary to, against, adversary.

ǎkultsunil: to awaken (others).

alav (T.- alev, K - alav): flame.

alavi mecheh ervis: may you burn in the fire! (exclamation).

ǎldouj (ardouj): juniper berry.

ǎlir: flour.

ǎljag: glove.

ǎlk: chewing gum.

ǎlli: bland, unsalty.

almast (T/K almas): diamond.

ǎmǎg: (T – emek: work, labor, trouble).

ǎmǎn: pot, pan, plate.

aman (Asdvadz) (T/K): please! mercy! help! alas! pardon! oh grief, oh sorrow (God) .

ǎmbrǎb: date (fruit).

ǎmchunǎl: to be or feel ashamed.

ǎmeh: paternal aunt (P. ‘ammah).

amoh: paternal uncle (P. ‘amu).

ǎnǎmot: shameless.

ǎnǎsoun: anise.

ǎnbedk: unnecessary, useless.

ǎnbidǎn: naughty, worthless, un-natural.

ǎngǎdj: ear.

ǎngirt: unbred.

ǎnir: wife’s brother (Anirtsag?).

ǎnjǎrǎg: stupid, uncouth, clumsy, awkward.

ǎnjorni: undesirable, out of line, rotten.

ǎnkǎryǎh: (P – nakarah: bad), (T – angarya: drudgery): junk, worthless, bad.

Ǎnkghieren: English.

ǎnshnorhrk: graceless.

ǎnshousht: without a doubt.

ǎntikǎ: (T – antique).

ǎnuskǎm: without feeling, without conscience, scoundrel.

ar useh: say “yield”.

ǎrǎk (Ab): distilled fermented raisins.

arkadash (T): friend.

arous (P/Ab): bride.

arsooz (T –arsiz): insolent, shameless.

ǎrten: already, even now, before.

ǎrzǎt: silver.

ǎsikh: (Asekh) Needle.

ǎsmǎr (P): brown; dark-skinned.

Asdvadz im: my God!

Asdvadz shoukour: (P/Ab –shukr: thanks): thank God.

ashpabia: apricot.

ǎsikh needle.

asul: (T – asil: original, true, real).

ǎvil: whisk broom.

ayar: (Ab/T): accuracy, adjustment, standard.

ǎzǎb: bachelor, unmarried man.

aziachi: (T – ejzaji): druggist, pharmacist, apothecary.

ǎzniv: noble, gentle, gracious, fine.