# արդ
## Armenian
### Etymology 1

From Old Armenian արդ (ard); see it for more.

#### Pronunciation

* (Eastern Armenian) IPA: /ɑɾtʰ/, [ɑɾtʰ]
* (Western Armenian) IPA: /ɑɾt/, [ɑɾtʰ]

#### Noun

արդ • (ard)
* (dated) structure, form, ornament

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

From Old Armenian արդ (ard); see it for more.

#### Pronunciation

* (Eastern Armenian) IPA: /ɑɾd/, [ɑɾd]
* (Western Armenian) IPA: /ɑɾt/, [ɑɾtʰ]

#### Adverb

արդ • (ard)
* (literary) now, presently
* (literary) so, thus

## Old Armenian
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥-tu-, *h₂r̥-ti-, based on *h₂er- (“to fix, put together”). Close cognates include Ancient Greek ἀρτύς (artús, “arrangement”), ἀρτύνω (artúnō, “to arrange, to fit”), Latin ars (“art”), artus (“joint”), Sanskrit ऋतु (ṛtú).

#### Noun

արդ • (ard)
* shape, order

##### Usage notes

The root արդ- (ard-) had also the meaning of “performed work, result, gain”, found in the compounds արդիւն (ardiwn) and արդեօք (ardeōkʻ).

##### Derived terms

* անարդ (anard)
* անարդակ (anardak)
* անարդի (anardi)
* անարդիլ (anardil)
* արդակ (ardak)
* արդակագոյն (ardakagoyn)
* արդակեմ (ardakem)
* արդեալ (ardeal)
* արդեմ (ardem)
* արդեօք (ardeōkʻ)
* արդիւն (ardiwn)
* արդուած (arduac)
* գմբեթարդ (gmbetʻard)
* զարդ (zard)
* զիարդ (ziard)
* խորանարդ (xoranard)
* ծործորարդ (corcorard)
* կորնթարդ (korntʻard)
* ձուարդ (juard)
* մակարդակ (makardak)
* միարդակ (miardak)
* յարդ (yard)
* պուտնարդ (putnard)
* վիմարդ (vimard)
* վիմարդեան (vimardean)

##### Descendants

* Armenian: արդ (ard), արդուկ (arduk)

#### References

* ↑ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 38–39
* ↑ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “արդ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
* ↑ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “ard₁”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 134

#### Further reading

* Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “արդ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
* Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “արդ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rti (“now”); cognate with Ancient Greek ἄρτι (árti) and Lithuanian arti (“near”).

#### Adverb

արդ • (ard)
* at present, now, presently, recently, lately
    արդ իսկ ― ard isk ― just now, directly, newly, very lately
    եւ արդ ― ew ard ― now, then
    իսկ արդ ― isk ard ― but, now
    արդ եւս ― ard ews ― just now

#### Adjective

արդ • (ard)
* present
    յարդ ժամանակս ― yard žamanaks ― at the present time

#### Conjunction

արդ • (ard)
* now; accordingly

##### Derived terms

* արդածին (ardacin)
* արդային (ardayin)
* արդատունկ (ardatunk)
* արդեան (ardean)
* արդեօք (ardeōkʻ)
* արդէն (ardēn)
* արդի (ardi)
* զարդիս (zardis)
* ցարդ (cʻard)

##### Descendants

* Armenian: արդ (ard)

#### References

* ↑ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 38–39
* ↑ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “արդ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
* ↑ Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian‎, Zagreb, page 11
* ↑ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “ard₂”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 135

#### Further reading

* Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “արդ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
* Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “արդ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy