Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian արգելան (argelan); see it for more.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

արգելան (argelan)

  1. prison, jail

Declension edit

References edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From արգել (argel) +‎ -ան (-an).

Noun edit

արգելան (argelan)

  1. arrest, detention, prison
    դնել յարգելանսdnel yargelansto arrest, to imprison
  2. lazaretto, quarantine

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: արգելան (argelan)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “արգելան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “արգելան”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy