եղէգն

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Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Noun

եղէգն (ełēgn)

  1. reed, cane; rush
    եղէգն շաքարիełēgn šakʻarisugar cane
    եղէգն հնդկայինełēgn hndkayinbamboo
    • 5th? century, Movsēs Xorenacʻi, Patmutʻiwn Hayocʻ [History of Armenia] 85–87:
      Երկնէր երկին, երկնէր երկիր, երկնէր եւ ծովն ծիրանի․
      երկն ի ծովուն ունէր եւ զկարմրիկն եղեգնիկ․
      ընդ եղեգան փող ծուխ ելանէր, ընդ եղեգան փող բոց ելանէր․
      եւ ի բոցոյն վազէր խարտեաշ պատանեկիկ. նա հուր հեր ունէր,
      ապա թէ բոց ունէր մօրուս, եւ աչկունքն էին արեգակունք
      Erknēr erkin, erknēr erkir, erknēr ew covn cirani;
      erkn i covun unēr ew zkarmrikn ełegnik;
      ənd ełegan pʻoł cux elanēr, ənd ełegan pʻoł bocʻ elanēr;
      ew i bocʻoyn vazēr xarteaš patanekik. na hur her unēr,
      apa tʻē bocʻ unēr mōrus, ew ačʻkunkʻn ēin aregakunkʻ
      Parturient heaven, parturient earth, parturient also the crimson sea.
      In its labours lay in the sea also the carmine reed.
      Smoke rose from the reed, a flame rose from the reed.
      And from the flame, a red haired boy escaped. Hair he had of fire,
      also a beard he had of flame(s), and his eyes were suns.
  2. pen made from reed
  3. stem, stalk of plants
  4. straw, stubble
  5. a kind of incense
  6. measuring rod; the length of such rod
  7. (post-Classical) perch, pole; walking stick, stick, cane
  8. (post-Classical) pipe
    եղէգն ապակագործացełēgn apakagorcacʻglass-blower's pipe, blowing-iron, bunting-iron
    եղէգն տարրաբանականełēgn tarrabanakan(glass or brass) blow-pipe

Declension

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: եղեգ (eġeg)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “եղէգն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “եղէգն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “եղէգն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy