Armenian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Armenian աղի (ałi); see it for more.

Adjective edit

աղի (aġi) (superlative ամենաաղի)

  1. (attributive) salt
    Antonym: անալի (anali)
  2. salted; salty
  3. (figuratively) bitter, miserable
    աղի արտասուքaġi artasukʻbitter tears
Declension edit

See also edit

Basic tastes in Armenian (layout · text)
           
քաղցր (kʻaġcʻr) թթու (tʻtʻu) աղի (aġi) դառը (daṙə) կծու (kcu) not used in Armenian

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Armenian աղի (ałi); see it for more.

Noun edit

աղի (aġi)

  1. Alternative form of աղիք (aġikʻ)
Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From աղ () +‎ (-i).

Adjective edit

աղի (ałi)

  1. salty, saline, brackish
  2. (figuratively) bitter, miserable
    աղի եւ ողորմałi ew ołormmiserable, pitiable, unfortunate, calamitous, grievous
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Descendants edit
  • Armenian: աղի (aġi)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աղի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աղի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Etymology 2 edit

Martirosyan suggests derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₁oliteh₂-, *yoliteh₂- with cognates in Slavic (Polish jelito, Serbo-Croatian olito).

Noun edit

աղի (ałi)

  1. intestine
    խռովին աղիք իմxṙovin ałikʻ imI have pity, compassion
    որդի աղեացordi ałeacʻwell loved son
  2. string of musical instruments (because of the material)
Usage notes edit
  • Usually used in the plural: աղիք (ałikʻ).
  • The word has 4 combining forms: աղե- (ałe-), աղէ- (ałē-), աղի- (ałi-), աղ- (ał-).
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Derived terms edit
Descendants edit

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աղի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աղի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աղի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “aɫi(-k‘)”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 36