աւագ

See also: Աւագ

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.[1][2] Olsen derives from Iranian *ā-βaγa-, equating it with Sanskrit आभग (ā́-bhaga, “one who is to be honoured by a share”), the second part ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰagás.[3]

Adjective

աւագ • (awag)

  1. great; elder; chief; noble
    աւագ շաբաթ ― awag šabatʿ ― Holy Week
    աւագ ուրբաթ ― awag urbatʿ ― Good Friday
    աւագ սեղան, խորան ― awag sełan, xoran ― high altar

Declension
i-a-type
singular plural
nominative աւագ (awag) աւագք (awagkʿ)
genitive աւագի (awagi) աւագաց (awagacʿ)
dative աւագի (awagi) աւագաց (awagacʿ)
accusative աւագ (awag) աւագս (awags)
ablative աւագէ (awagē) աւագաց (awagacʿ)
instrumental աւագաւ (awagaw) աւագաւք = աւագօք (awagawkʿ = awagōkʿ)
locative աւագի (awagi) աւագս (awags)

Derived terms
  • անաւագ (anawag)
  • անաւագակեր (anawagaker)
  • անաւագիմ (anawagim)
  • անաւագութիւն (anawagutʿiwn)
  • անուագիմ (anuagim)
  • աւագագոյն (awagagoyn)
  • աւագագործ (awagagorc)
  • աւագագործեմ (awagagorcem)
  • աւագախումբ (awagaxumb)
  • աւագամեծար (awagamecar)
  • աւագայնի (awagayni)
  • աւագանամ (awaganam)
  • աւագանի (awagani)
  • աւագաշուք (awagašukʿ)
  • աւագափող (awagapʿoł)
  • աւագերէց (awagerēcʿ)
  • աւագոյթ (awagoytʿ)
  • աւագորեար (awagorear)
  • աւագութիւն (awagutʿiwn)
  • աւագուհի (awaguhi)
  • աւագօրէն (awagōrēn)
  • բոզաւագ (bozawag)
  • գեղջաւագ (gełǰawag)
  • հազարաւագ (hazarawag)
  • հարիւրաւագ (hariwrawag)
  • մանկտաւագ (manktawag)
  • յիշոցաւագ (yišocʿawag)

Descendants

References
  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “աւագ”, 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, pages 350–351
  2. J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “աւագ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 98
  3. Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 309

Further reading
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “աւագ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “աւագ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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