աւել

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See also: աւել-

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *obʰel-. Cognate with Ancient Greek ὀφέλλω (ophéllō, “to sweep”), ὄφελμα (óphelma, “broom”).[1][2]

Noun

աւել • (awel) indeclinable

  1. broom; hair or feather broom
    աւել ածել ― awel acel ― to sweep; to brush; to dust
  2. brush; coat brush

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: ավել (avel)
  • → Georgian: ავლი (avli), ავლინი (avlini)

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 40–41
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աւել”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աւել”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աւել”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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