ուղեղ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ուղեղ (ułeł); see it for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [uˈʁɛʁ]
  • (file)

Noun

ուղեղ (ułeł)

  1. (anatomy) brain
  2. (figuratively) mind, intellect

Declension

Derived terms

  • ուղեղների արտահոսք (ułełneri artahoskʿ)

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • ըղեղ (əłeł)
  • ըղուղ (əłuł)
  • ուղիղ (ułił)
  • ուղիւղ (ułiwł)

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. The oldest form is possibly ուղիղ (ułił), whence the genitive ուղղոյ (ułłoy). Compare also ուղիղ (ułił, straight).

Noun

ուղեղ (ułeł)

  1. brain
    սենեակ ուղղոյseneak ułłoyskull
    ուղեղ ի գլուխ ունելułeł i glux unelto be judicious, in one's right senses
    թափեալ ուղեղtʿapʿeal ułełhare-brained, empty-headed, giddypated, mad
  2. bone marrow
    մինչեւ ցուղեղ ոսկերացminčʿew cʿułeł oskeracʿto the very marrow of the bones

Declension

Derived terms

  • ուղղաբույն (ułłabuyn)
  • ուղղալից (ułłalicʿ)
  • ուղղածուծ (ułłacuc)
  • պարզուղեղ (parzułeł)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ուղեղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ուղեղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ուղեղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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