Armenian vocabulary

Nature in Armenian

The 18 most useful Armenian words for nature, each with audio, romanization and meaning — plus example sentences and one thing worth knowing.

The words

  • լեռ
    ler
    mountain
  • սար
    sar
    mountain (everyday word)
  • ձոր
    dzor
    gorge
  • գետ
    get
    river
  • լիճ
    lich
    lake
  • ծով
    tsov
    sea
  • աղբյուր
    aghbyur
    spring
  • ջրվեժ
    jrvezh
    waterfall
  • անտառ
    antar
    forest
  • դաշտ
    dasht
    field
  • ծառ
    tsar
    tree
  • ծաղիկ
    tsaghik
    flower
  • խոտ
    khot
    grass
  • քար
    k'ar
    stone
  • քարանձավ
    k'arandzav
    cave
  • երկինք
    yerkink'
    sky
  • աստղ
    astgh
    star
  • լուսին
    lusin
    moon

In a sentence

  • Սևանը մեծ լիճ է։
    Sevanə mets lich e.
    Sevan is a big lake.
  • Երևանից երևում է Արարատ լեռը։
    Yerevanits' yerevum e Ararat lerə.
    Mount Ararat can be seen from Yerevan.

Good to know

Armenia is a mountain country: սար is the everyday word for a mountain, լեռ the more formal one. Mount Ararat, across today's border, is visible from Yerevan on clear days.

Questions

How do you say “mountain” in Armenian?

“Mountain” is լեռ, pronounced ler.

How do you say “mountain (everyday word)” in Armenian?

“Mountain (everyday word)” is սար, pronounced sar.

How do you say “gorge” in Armenian?

“Gorge” is ձոր, pronounced dzor.

How do you say “river” in Armenian?

“River” is գետ, pronounced get.

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