արեգակն

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From արեգ (areg, sun) +‎ ակն (akn, eye), literally “the eye of the sun”.

Noun

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արեգակն (aregakn)

  1. sun

Usage notes

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In finest Old Armenian արեւ (arew) meant the light of the sun, while արեգակն (aregakn) was used for the star itself.

Declension

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: արեգակ (aregak)

References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “արեգ”, 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) “արեգակն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy