ռակայ

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ῥακά (rhaká). Doublet of երախայ (eraxay).

Noun

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ռակայ (ṙakay)

  1. idiot, fool
    Synonym: յիմար (yimar)
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Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “ռակայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 138–139
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ռակայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 376
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ռակայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy