Arpa Posted April 27, 2002 Report Share Posted April 27, 2002 Ortho means just, oughigh, jisht.Ortho-dox, from the Greek "ortho", true, right, correct and "doxa", opinion, thought. Similarly the Armenian "áõÕÕ³÷³éoughghapar" is made of two words "oughigh", straight, correct an "par", the base for words like "parq" etc. which among others, like glory and majesty also means tradition, belief, tenet. Boghos, you are right, oughigh/ortho! "Oughigh" is a native Armenian word based on "oughi/path" which in turn is derived from "oul" to mean a "river-bed". It is understandable, as in the past a river bed would be the most reliable highway between two points. Among the many synonyms for ortho/oughigh the most obscure is "jisht/just" [Note the similarity of the two words?] which in its pure form simply means correct as well. Yet, just as in the English "just" has ended up meaning equitable as well, so is the Armenian word "oughigh". Therefor, by extension it would be safe to assume that "oughigh" as in "oughghapar/orthodox" can also be taken to mean "just" as in justice, although the noun escapes me. The Armenian word for just, equitable is "ardar". As to "jarring my brain", "oughegh" may literraly mean "grey matter". It is assumed that it is based on "sol", "pith", the soft insides of wood/tree. The French "sal/dirty" and the English "soil" are also derived from it, hence, the "dirty/grey matter", brain/oughegh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghos Posted May 10, 2002 Report Share Posted May 10, 2002 Dear Arpa, Thank you for your always thorough and interesting explanations. I was away, hence the delay in posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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