Armenian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Armenian աղեղն (ałełn).

Noun

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աղեղ (aġeġ)

  1. bow, longbow
  2. (geometry) arc, arch
  3. (music) fiddlestick
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Armenian աղեղ (aġeġ), from Persian عقیق ('aqiq), from Arabic عَقِيق (ʕaqīq).

Noun

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աղեղ (aġeġ) (dialectal)

  1. agate (gem)
    Synonym: ագաթ (agatʻ)
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Alternative forms
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References

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  1. ^ Orengo, Alessandro (2019) “Il ԲԱՌ ԳԻՐԳ ՏԱԼԻԱՆԻ Un dizionario armeno-italiano del XVII secolo”, 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 215

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “աղեղ”, 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 126a
  • Ġazaryan, Ṙuben, Avetisyan, Henrik (2009) “աղեղ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), “աղեղ”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan