տեր

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Armenian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian տէր (tēr).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

տեր (ter)

  1. owner, proprietor
    ես այս գրքի տերն եմes ays grkʻi tern emI am the owner of this book
  2. lord, master
  3. (capitalized) God, the Lord; Jesus
  4. father (form of address to a priest)
    տեր Հովհաննեսter Hovhannesfather John

Usage notes[edit]

Often appended to the surnames of priests, e.g. Տեր-Պետրոսյան (Ter-Petrosyan).

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