# գուրգուրել
## Armenian
### Alternative forms

* գուրգուրալ (gurgural)
* քուրքուրել (kʻurkʻurel) — dialectal

### Etymology

A dialectal word that has entered the literary language. A reduplication of the root *գուր- (*gur-), from Old Armenian *գոյր (*goyr), which is found in Old Armenian ողջա-գուր-եմ (ołǰa-gur-em) and perhaps dialectal Armenian գուրալ (gural)․
The root *գոյր (*goyr) is of unknown origin. J̌ahukyan derived it from Proto-Indo-European *gʰow-ro-, with Latin faveō and Proto-Slavic *gově̀ti as cognates.
Has also been compared to գորով (gorov).
According to Ačaṙyan, Old Georgian კურკურება (ḳurḳureba, “embracing; being affectionate”), Georgian კურკური (ḳurḳuri, “murmuring, whispering sweet nothings”) are borrowed from Armenian. Neisser connects the last one with Old Georgian გრკჳნვა (grḳwinva, “childlike caress, childlike talking”), which reminds Old Armenian գրգուանք (grguankʻ), գրգանք (grgankʻ, “softness, daintiness; caress”), from գիրգ (girg). Note also Old Armenian գրկեմ (grkem, “to hug, embrace”).

### Pronunciation

* (Eastern Armenian) IPA: /ɡuɾɡuˈɾel/, [ɡuɾɡuɾél]
* (Western Armenian) IPA: /kuɾkuˈɾel/, [kʰuɾkʰuɾél]
* Audio (Eastern Armenian):(file)
* Hyphenation: գուր‧գու‧րել

### Verb

գուրգուրել • (gurgurel)
* (transitive) to cuddle, to dandle, to fondle
* (transitive) to caress, to stroke, to pet
* (transitive) to care for, to tend, to worry about
* (transitive, of memories) to treasure, to hold dear, to reminisce

#### Inflection

declension of the nominalized infinitive, u-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian) :
| | singular (singulare tantum) | singular (singulare tantum) |
| nominative | գուրգուրել (gurgurel) |
| dative | գուրգուրելու (gurgurelu) |
| ablative | գուրգուրելուց (gurgurelucʻ) |
| instrumental | գուրգուրելով (gurgurelov) |
| locative | գուրգուրելում (gurgurelum) |
| | definite forms | definite forms | definite forms | definite forms |
| nominative | գուրգուրելը/գուրգուրելն (gurgurelə/gurgureln) |
| dative | գուրգուրելուն (gurgurelun) |
| | 1st person possessive forms (my) | 1st person possessive forms (my) | 1st person possessive forms (my) | 1st person possessive forms (my) |
| nominative | գուրգուրելս (gurgurels) |
| dative | գուրգուրելուս (gurgurelus) |
| ablative | գուրգուրելուցս (gurgurelucʻs) |
| instrumental | գուրգուրելովս (gurgurelovs) |
| locative | գուրգուրելումս (gurgurelums) |
| | 2nd person possessive forms (your) | 2nd person possessive forms (your) | 2nd person possessive forms (your) | 2nd person possessive forms (your) |
| nominative | գուրգուրելդ (gurgureld) |
| dative | գուրգուրելուդ (gurgurelud) |
| ablative | գուրգուրելուցդ (gurgurelucʻd) |
| instrumental | գուրգուրելովդ (gurgurelovd) |
| locative | գուրգուրելումդ (gurgurelumd) |

#### Derived terms

* գուրգուրալի (gurgurali)
* գուրգուրալից (gurguralicʻ)
* գուրգուրանք (gurgurankʻ)
* գուրգուրոտ (gurgurot)
* գուրգուրում (gurgurum)

#### Descendants

* → Udi: куркур (kurkur)

### References

* 1 2 3 Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “գուրգուրալ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 598–599
* ↑ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “գոյր”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 167b
* ↑ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1996) “Stugabanutʻyunner [Etymologies]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal]‎ (in Armenian), numbers 1–2, Yerevan: Academy Press, page 45 of 183–186
* ↑ Neisser, Friedrich (1953) Studien zur georgischen Wortbildung (Abhandlungen für die Kunde des Morgenlandes; XXXI, 2)‎ (in German), published by Gerhard Deeters, Wiesbaden: Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft, page 67, without the Armenian

### Further reading

* Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “գուրգուրել”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
* “գուրգուրել”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980