արեգակն

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Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From արեգ (areg, sun) +‎ ակն (akn, eye), literally “the eye of the sun”.

Noun[edit]

արեգակն (aregakn)

  1. sun

Usage notes[edit]

In finest Old Armenian արեւ (arew) meant the light of the sun, while արեգակն (aregakn) was used for the star itself.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: արեգակ (aregak)

References[edit]

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979) “արեգ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “արեգակն”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy