ջուր
ǰur/d͡ʒuɾ/
The Armenian word for water is ջուր (ǰur).
ջուր refers to the inorganic compound H₂O.
Meaning: inorganic compound H₂O (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To specify 'the water', you add the definite article –ը to the end of the word to get ջուրը. If you want to say 'of water', use the genitive form ջրի.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is ǰur. The sound /dʒ/ is like the [j]ar in English and the /u/ is like the c[oo]l in English.
Did you know?
- In Armenian, the word ջուր is used in the expression ջուրը բացել, which literally means 'to open the water' but actually means to turn on the tap.
- In Armenian culture, offering a glass of ջուր to a guest is a fundamental gesture of hospitality that is often performed before any conversation begins.
- The word ջուր has remained remarkably stable from Old Armenian to the modern day, meaning the word you learn today is almost identical to what was spoken thousands of years ago.
Examples in context
- Նա ջուր է խմում։He is drinking water.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use ջուր with the verb 'to drink'.Tatoeba #13668178 by Proxima5, translation #13666753 by HAGNi
- Ես ջուր եմ խմում։I drink water.This sentence shows the use of ջուր in a first-person context.Tatoeba #4851608 by venticello, translation #7932256 by Seael
- Մի քիչ ջուր խմեց։She drank some water.This sentence illustrates the use of ջուր when describing a completed action.Tatoeba #13051244 by JameezTranslates2, translation #11287015 by Agestur
- 50 more sentences on Tatoeba
Sources
- Wiktionary, “water” translations and entries ջուր, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ջուր, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
