Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Classical Syriac ܐܒܝܠܐ (ʾăḇīlā, mourner; penitent, monk), whence also Arabic أَبِيل (ʔabīl, old man; monk; sad).

Noun

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աբեղայ (abełay)

  1. abegha
    աբեղայ լինելabełay linelto turn or become an abegha

Usage notes

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The word has two combining forms: աբեղայ- (abełay-) and shortened աբեղ- (abeł-).

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: աբեղա (abeġa)
  • Middle Armenian: հաբեղայ (habeġay), աբեղ (abeġ)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աբեղայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աբեղայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 299
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “աբեղայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 74b