Armenian Language Corner
Don’t Build an Appointment
It is anyone’s guess: the word “appointment” must be related to “point,” right? Indeed. As it wou...
Chess: Armenian Has Two Names for Everything
Most scholars agree that chess originated in India during the first centuries of the Christian era w...
The Armenian Word for Easter
The Armenian word for Easter, Զատիկ (Zadig), does not appear in the translation of the Bible. Howeve...
Double Speak
Spoiler alert: the title of this article does not refer to the perennial use of euphemism, ambiguity...
The “Art” of “Ironing” Out the Issues for the Sake of “Justice”
Would you ever think that the English word “art” is related to the Armenian word for “iron”? For onc...
Republic: The State of and for All
If we understand democracy, as defined by Aristotle, as the direct government of the people, then, i...
In the Beginning, the Ass Was a Horse
Asses have had bad publicity since ancient Greek times, and anyone with some exposure to English col...
Walking Around the Lyceum
Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher, allegedly used to walk while lecturing. Since he was not a ...
About Repentance
If you feel regret or changed your mind about something, then you repent. If you dedicate yourself t...
What Does Rabiz Mean?
In the 1990s, after the fall of the Soviet Union, a certain kind of music style, called rabiz, surfa...