աստեղաբան

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From Old Armenian աստեղաբան (astełaban).

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աստեղաբան (asteġaban)

  1. (archaic) astrologer

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Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From աստեղ- (asteł-, star) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ բան (ban, speech, word), on the model of Ancient Greek ἀστρο-λόγος (astro-lógos). The word is not attested classically, but աստեղաբանութիւն (astełabanutʻiwn) and աստեղաբանակ (astełabanak) are.

Noun[edit]

աստեղաբան (astełaban)

  1. (post-Classical) astronomer
  2. (post-Classical) astrologer

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Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: աստեղաբան (asteġaban)

References[edit]

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աստեղաբան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837) “աստեղաբան”, in Baṙgirkʻ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan [Armenian–Italian Dictionary], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy