ստրուկ
struk/stɾuk/
The Armenian word for "slave" is ստրուկ (struk).
The term refers to a person owned by another.
Meaning: person owned by another (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of the noun is ստրուկներ. To indicate possession or to form certain idiomatic expressions such as "like a slave", the word takes the genitive ending –ի, resulting in the form ստրուկի.
How do you pronounce it?
To pronounce ստրուկ (struk), use the following sounds: [s] as in "sip", [t] as in "stop", [oo] as in "cool" and [c] as in "scan".
Did you know?
- While ստրուկ is the modern term, Armenian has other words for servitude that distinguish between a chattel slave and a serf, a nuance often lost in the single English word 'slave'.
- In some Armenian religious texts, the term ստրուկ is used metaphorically to describe a 'slave of God', mirroring the Greek 'doulos' used in the New Testament.
- The word is quite distinct from the Indo-European roots often found in English-related words for servitude, making it a non-cognate.
Examples in context
- Ստրուկի պես աշխատում եմ։I work like a slave!This sentence is useful for expressing that you work like a ստրուկ.Tatoeba #10726077 by vahanm, translation #1546064 by ddnktr
Example conversation
Mariam and Levon are discussing a history book.
- Լևոն LevonԱյս գիրքը ստրուկների մասին է:Ays girkye strukneri masin e:This book is about slaves.
- Մարիամ MariamԻսկ ո՞ր դարի ստրուկներն են:Isk vor dari struknern en?And from which century are the slaves?
- Լևոն LevonՀին Հռոմի ժամանակաշրջանի են:Hin Hromi zhamanakshrdjani en:They are from the era of Ancient Rome.
- Մարիամ MariamՇատ հետաքրքիր թեմա է:Shat hetakrkir tema e:It is a very interesting topic.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “slave” translations and entries ստրուկ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
