ցեղ

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Armenian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Armenian ցեղ; see it for more.

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Noun [edit]

ցեղ  (cʿeł)

  1. tribe
    վայրենի ցեղեր (vayreni cʿełer) — savage tribes
  2. race
  3. clan, kindred

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Old Armenian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

The original meaning is “division”, of the same Proto-Indo-European origin as ցելում; see it for more.

Noun [edit]

ցեղ  (cʿeł)  (singular genitive ցեղի, plural genitive ցեղից)

  1. tribe, race, branch
    ցեղից ցեղից (cʿełicʿ cʿełicʿ) — various, diverse

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References [edit]

  • ցեղ in Mathias Bedrossian (1879), New Dictionary Armenian-English (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
  • ցեղ in G. Awetikʿean, X. Siwrmēlean, M. Awgerean (1836–37), Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
  • ցեղ in Hračʿeay Ačaṙean (1926–35), Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (Yerevan: Yerevan State University), 2nd ed., 1971–79