քուեայ
Old Armenian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Aramaic קוביא (quḇiyā), from Ancient Greek κυβεία (kubeía, “dice playing”), from κύβος (kúbos).
Noun edit
քուեայ • (kʻueay)
- cube
- die (used in divination)
- knucklebone (used in a game)
Declension edit
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | քուեայ (kʻueay) | քուեայք (kʻueaykʻ) | |
| genitive | քուէի (kʻuēi) | քուէից (kʻuēicʻ) | |
| dative | քուէի (kʻuēi) | քուէից (kʻuēicʻ) | |
| accusative | քուեայ (kʻueay) | քուեայս (kʻueays) | |
| ablative | քուէէ (kʻuēē) | քուէից (kʻuēicʻ) | |
| instrumental | քուէիւ (kʻuēiw) | քուէիւք (kʻuēiwkʻ) | |
| locative | քուէի (kʻuēi) | քուեայս (kʻueays) |
Derived terms edit
- քուական (kʻuakan)
- քուահարցութիւն (kʻuaharcʻutʻiwn)
Descendants edit
- → Armenian: քվե (kʻve)
Further reading edit
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քուեայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քուեայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քուեայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Scheftelowitz, J. (1905) “Zur altarmenischen lautgeschichte”, in Beiträge zur kunde der indogermanischen Sprachen (in German), volume 29, page 68