առաւել

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Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the preposition առ (aṙ) +‎ աւել- (awel-).

Adjective[edit]

առաւել (aṙawel)

  1. exceeding, more
    առաւել եմ/լինիմ/գտանիմaṙawel em/linim/gtanimI exceed

Declension[edit]

Adverb[edit]

առաւել (aṙawel)

  1. more, rather
    առաւել եւսaṙawel ewsmore, over and above, besides, so much, the more
    առաւել քանaṙawel kʿanmore than
    առաւել քան զառաւելaṙawel kʿan zaṙawelmore and more, too much
  2. too much

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: առավել (aṙavel)

References[edit]

  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879) “առաւել”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “առաւել”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy