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հիւղէ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, wood; matter).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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հիւղէ (hiwłē)

  1. matter, substance, element
Declension
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i-type
singular plural
nominative հիւղէ (hiwłē) հիւղէք (hiwłēkʻ)
genitive հիւղէի (hiwłēi) հիւղէից (hiwłēicʻ)
dative հիւղէի (hiwłēi) հիւղէից (hiwłēicʻ)
accusative հիւղէ (hiwłē) հիւղէս (hiwłēs)
ablative հիւղէէ (hiwłēē) հիւղէից (hiwłēicʻ)
instrumental հիւղէիւ (hiwłēiw) հիւղէիւք (hiwłēiwkʻ)
locative հիւղէի (hiwłēi) հիւղէս (hiwłēs)
a-type
singular plural
nominative հիւղէ (hiwłē) հիւղէք (hiwłēkʻ)
genitive հիւղեայ (hiwłeay) հիւղեաց (hiwłeacʻ)
dative հիւղեայ (hiwłeay) հիւղեաց (hiwłeacʻ)
accusative հիւղէ (hiwłē) հիւղէս (hiwłēs)
ablative հիւղեայ (hiwłeay) հիւղեաց (hiwłeacʻ)
instrumental հիւղեաւ (hiwłeaw) հիւղեաւք = հիւղեօք (hiwłeawkʻ = hiwłeōkʻ)
locative հիւղէ (hiwłē) հիւղէս (hiwłēs)

a-declension is unexpected for a common noun

Descendants
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  • Armenian: հյուլե (hyule)

Etymology 2

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Wrong transliteration of Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, sun).

Noun

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հիւղէ (hiwłē)

  1. the sun
Declension
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i-a-type or i-type
singular plural
nominative հիւղէ (hiwłē) հիւղէք (hiwłēkʻ)
genitive հիւղէի (hiwłēi) ?
dative հիւղէի (hiwłēi) ?
accusative հիւղէ (hiwłē) հիւղէս (hiwłēs)
ablative հիւղէէ (hiwłēē) ?
instrumental ? ?
locative հիւղէի (hiwłēi) հիւղէս (hiwłēs)

the instrumental singular and the genitive/dative/instrumental plural are not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension

Derived terms
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References

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