Արեգ քաղաք

Old Armenian

FWOTD – 28 June 2024

Etymology

Literally, “Sun's city”, calque of Ancient Greek Ἡλίου πόλις (Hēlíou pólis).

Proper noun

Արեգ քաղաք • (Areg kʻałakʻ)

Heliopolis (an ancient city in Lower Egypt, near modern Cairo, Egypt)
- 5th century, Bible, Jeremiah 43.13:^[1]
  Եւ խորտակեսցէ զսիւնս արեգ քաղաքի որ է յերկրիդ եգիպտացւոց, եւ զմեհեանս դից նոցա այրեսցէ՛ հրով։
  Ew xortakescʻē zsiwns areg kʻałakʻi or ē yerkrid egiptacʻwocʻ, ew zmeheans dicʻ nocʻa ayrescʻḗ hrov.
  And he shall crush the pillars of Heliopolis, that is in the land of Egypt, and the shrines of their gods he shall burn down with fire.
- 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).10.2–3:^[2]
  Է թռչուն ինչ ի հնդիկս, որ կոչի փիւնիքս։ Ըստ հինգհարիւր ամին գայ ի ծառսն Լիբանանու եւ լնու զերկոսին թեւսն իւր խնկաւք. եւ երթայ ազդ առնէ քրմին Արեգ քաղաքի ի յամսեան պայեմոդի կամ ի փարմոդի, այսինքն արեգ կամ ի կանխոց։
  Ē tʻṙčʻun inčʻ i hndiks, or kočʻi pʻiwnikʻs. Əst hinghariwr amin gay i caṙsn Libananu ew lnu zerkosin tʻewsn iwr xnkawkʻ. ew ertʻay azd aṙnē kʻrmin Areg kʻałakʻi i yamsean payemodi kam i pʻarmodi, aysinkʻn areg kam i kanxocʻ.
  Translation by Gohar Muradyan
  There is a bird in India called phoenix. Every five hundred years it comes to the trees of Lebanon and fills both its wings with incense, and goes to inform the priest of Heliopolis, in the month Phamenoth or Pharmuthi, that is Areg or the preceding months [i.e. Meheki].
- 10/11th century?, Joseph and Aseneth 1.2:^[3]^[4]
  եկն Յովսէփ […] ի սահմանս Արեգ քաղաքի
  ekn Yovsēpʻ […] i sahmans Areg kʻałakʻi
  Translation by J. Issaverdens
  Joseph reached the territory of the town of Heliopolis

Declension

i-a-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Արեգ քաղաք (Areg kʻałakʻ)
genitive	Արեգ քաղաքի (Areg kʻałakʻi)
dative	Արեգ քաղաքի (Areg kʻałakʻi)
accusative	Արեգ քաղաք (Areg kʻałakʻ)
ablative	Արեգ քաղաքէ (Areg kʻałakʻē)
instrumental	Արեգ քաղաքաւ (Areg kʻałakʻaw)
locative	Արեգ քաղաքի (Areg kʻałakʻi)

References

^ Zōhrapean, Yovhannēs, editor (1805), Astuacašunčʻ matean Hin ew Nor Ktakaranacʻ [Bible: Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments], volume III, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 609
^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)‎^[1], Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 103, 147
^ Burchard, Christoph (2019) “A minor edition of the Armenian version of Joseph and Aseneth”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 53
^ Issaverdens, James (1901) The uncanonical writings of the Old Testament found in the Armenian mss. of the library of St. Lazarus, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 97

[1] Zōhrapean, Yovhannēs, editor (1805), Astuacašunčʻ matean Hin ew Nor Ktakaranacʻ [Bible: Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments], volume III, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 609

[2] Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)‎^[1], Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 103, 147

[3] Burchard, Christoph (2019) “A minor edition of the Armenian version of Joseph and Aseneth”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 53

[4] Issaverdens, James (1901) The uncanonical writings of the Old Testament found in the Armenian mss. of the library of St. Lazarus, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 97

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