աղեղն

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Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The origin is uncertain. Often connected with ողն (ołn).

Noun[edit]

աղեղն (ałełn)

  1. bow (weapon)
    այր աղեղանayr ałełanarcher
    մտանել ընդ աղեղնmtanel ənd ałełnto bend a bow
    աղեղն Աստուծոյ, աղեղն երկնիցałełn Astucoy, ałełn erknicʻrainbow
    • 5th century, Bible, Genesis 9.13:[1]
      Զաղեղն իմ եդից յամպս եւ եղիցի ի նշանակ յաւիտենական ուխտին ընդ իս եւ ընդ ամենայն երկիր։
      Załełn im edicʻ yamps ew ełicʻi i nšanak yawitenakan uxtin ənd is ew ənd amenayn erkir.
      • Translation by Hrach Martirosyan
        I shall place my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the eternal covenant between me and the earth.
  2. bow-like instrument used for combing and preparing wool and cotton (a card)
  3. (post-Classical, geometry) arc of a circle, arch

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Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: աղեղ (aġeġ)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Zeytʻunyan A. S., editor (1985), Girkʻ cnndocʻ [Book of Genesis] (Hay hnaguyn tʻargmanakan hušarjanner; 1), Yerevan: Academy Press, critical text, page 184

Further reading[edit]

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աղեղն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աղեղն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “aɫeɫn”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 34
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աղեղն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy