աբեղայ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܐܒܝܠܐ (ʾăḇīlā, mourner; penitent, monk), whence also Arabic أَبِيل (ʾabīl, old man; monk; sad).

Noun

աբեղայ (abełay)

  1. abegha
    աբեղայ լինելabełay linelto turn or become an abegha

Usage notes

The word has two combining forms: աբեղայ- (abełay-) and shortened աբեղ- (abeł-).

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: աբեղա (abeła)
  • Middle Armenian: հաբեղայ (habełay), աբեղ (abeł)
    • Armenian: հաբեղա (habeła)

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), աբեղայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), աբեղայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ 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 299
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), աբեղայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 74b
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