Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian ուղեղ (ułeł).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ուղեղ (uġeġ)

  1. brain
  2. (figuratively) mind, intellect

Declension edit

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Old Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

The origin is uncertain. The oldest form is possibly ուղիղ (ułił), whence the genitive ուղղոյ (ułłoy). Compare also ուղիղ (ułił, straight).

Noun edit

ուղեղ (ułeł)

  1. brain
    սենեակ ուղղոյseneak ułłoyskull
    ուղեղ ի գլուխ ունելułeł i glux unelto be judicious, in one's right senses
    թափեալ ուղեղtʻapʻeal ułełhare-brained, empty-headed, giddypated, mad
  2. bone marrow
    մինչեւ ցուղեղ ոսկերացminčʻew cʻułeł oskeracʻto the very marrow of the bones
    • 5th century, Bible, Job 21.24:[1]
      Փոր նորա լի է ճարպով․ ուղիղ նորա շճեսցէ։
      Pʻor nora li ē čarpov; ułił nora ščescʻē.
      • Translation by Claude E. Cox
        His inwards are filled with fat; his marrow will become liquified.

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: ուղեղ (uġeġ)

References edit

  1. ^ Cox, Claude E. (2006) Armenian Job: reconstructed Greek text, critical edition of the Armenian with English translation (Hebrew University Armenian studies; 8), Leuven – Paris – Dudley, MA: Peeters, page 156

Further reading edit

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