In Armenian, “my liver” is a term of endearment

You do not always say “my heart”: you can also say “my liver”.

“Jigyar” means “liver”. In everyday speech it is a pet name for someone you love: jigyars, “my dear”.

To say “my heart”, people say “sirts”. And “hokis”, “my soul”, completes the list of tender words.

Did you know? The word comes from Persian, where “jigar” also means “liver” and, figuratively, “dear”.

Words to listen to

Romanization	Armenian	Meaning
jigyars	ջիգյարս	my dear (word for word: my liver)
sirts	սիրտս	my heart
hokis	հոգիս	my soul

Tap a row’s button to hear the word. Romanization and audio come from the app (Eastern Armenian).