ջրահարս
ǰrahars/d͡ʒəɾɑˈhɑɾs/
The Armenian word for mermaid is ջրահարս (ǰrahars).
The term ջրահարս refers to the mythological woman with a fish's tail.
Meaning: mythological woman with a fish’s tail (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /dʒəɾɑˈhɑɾs/. You can approximate the sounds by comparing them to these English sounds: [j]ar for /dʒ/, [a]gain for /ə/, l[a]va for /ɑ/, [h]ot for /h/ and [s]ip for /s/.
Did you know?
- Armenia is a landlocked country, yet its language possesses a specific, poetic term like ջրահարս for sea-dwelling creatures.
- The word ջրահարս literally translates to 'water bride'.
- In Armenian folklore, the 'water bride' is sometimes seen as a more dangerous or elusive figure than the Western 'mermaid'.
Examples in context
- Երեխան գիրքը կարդում է ջրահարսի մասին:Yerekhane girke kardum e jraharsi masin:The child is reading a book about a mermaid.
- Ջրահարսը շատ գեղեցիկ է նկարագրված:Jraharsy shat geghetsik e nkargravvats:The mermaid is described as very beautiful.
Example conversation
Levon and Lilian are looking at a book of myths.
- Լիլիան LilianՏես, Լևոն, սա ջրահարս է:Tes, Levon, sa jrahar s e:Look, Levon, this is a mermaid.
- Լևոն LevonԻսկ նրանք իրականում գոյություն ունե՞ն:Isk nrank irakanum goyutyun unen?And do they actually exist?
- Լիլիան LilianՈչ, ջրահարսը միայն լեգենդներում է:Voch, jraharsy miayn legendnerum e:No, the mermaid is only in legends.
- Լևոն LevonՇատ հետաքրքիր է:Shat hetakrkir e:That is very interesting.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “mermaid” translations and entries ջրահարս, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ջրահարս, CC BY-SA 4.0.
