աւել

See also: աւել-

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *obʰel-. Cognate with Ancient Greek ὀφέλλω (ophéllō, “to sweep”), ὄφελμα (óphelma, “broom”).[1][2]

Noun

աւել • (awel) indeclinable

  1. broom; hair or feather broom
    աւել ածել ― awel acel ― to sweep; to brush; to dust
  2. brush; coat brush

Derived terms
  • աւելած (awelac)
  • աւելածու (awelacu)
  • աւելեմ (awelem)
  • աւելուկ (aweluk)
  • աւելում (awelum)
  • աւելուք (awelukʿ)
  • աւիլեմ (awilem)

Descendants

References
  1. Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1940) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 40–41
  2. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “աւել”, 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

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