արջ
arǰ/ɑɾt͡ʃʰ/
The English word bear refers to the large mammal of the family Ursidae, which is արջ (arǰ) in Armenian.
արջ is a noun used to describe the animal. It should not be confused with the Armenian verb տանել, which means to carry.
Meaning: large mammal of family Ursidae (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun արջ can change its form depending on its role in a sentence. To indicate a specific bear, the definite article is added to the end of the noun as the suffix –ը, resulting in արջը. To form the dative case, which is used for objects of verbs like 'see' or 'give', the suffix –ին is added to create արջին. To express the plural, the suffix –եր is added to the noun, forming արջեր.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced /ɑɾtʃʰ/. The sound /ɑ/ is like the [a] in l[a]va, and the /tʃʰ/ sound is like the [ch] in [ch]in.
Did you know?
- The Armenian word արջ shares a common ancient ancestor with the Latin word 'ursus' and the English word 'arctic'.
- The word արջ is used in Armenian idiomatic expressions to describe someone who is clumsy or overly strong but lacks finesse.
- In Armenian folklore, the bear is often treated as a legendary figure of strength, sometimes even personified in folk tales similarly to how a 'king' might be used in European myths.
Examples in context
- Դու տեսնո՞ւմ ես արջին։Do you see the bear?This sentence demonstrates the use of արջ.Tatoeba #13620521 by Proxima5, translation #6994060 by CarpeLanam
- Արջին տեսա՞ր։Did you see the bear?Tatoeba #13384900 by Proxima5, translation #8962489 by CK
- Արջը մռնչում է։The bear growls.Tatoeba #13206867 by Proxima5, translation #8781091 by weihaiping
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Ani and Aram are looking at animals in a zoo.
- Անի AniՆայիր, այս արջը շատ մեծ է:Nayir, ays arjě shat mets ē!Look, this bear is very big!
- Արամ AramԻյո՜ւ, իսկապես հսկայական է:Iyu, iskapes hskayakan ē!Wow, it really is giant!
- Անի AniԱրջը սիրում է մեղր ու ձկան:Arjě sirum ē meghr u dzkan:The bear loves honey and fish.
- Արամ AramՀիմա նա պարզապես քնում է:Hima na parzapes knum ē:Now he is just sleeping.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bear” translations and entries արջ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries արջ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
