Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian անալի (anali). The dialectal form ալանի (alani) developed through metathesis, just like բալանի (balani) from բանալի (banali).

Pronunciation edit

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Adjective edit

անալի (anali) (superlative ամենաանալի)

  1. without salt, unsalted
  2. (figuratively) insipid, vapid

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From ան- (an-) +‎ աղի (ałi). Remember that in Old Armenian ղ (ł) and լ (l) sounded similar.

Adjective edit

անալի (anali)

  1. without salt, unsalted

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: անալի (anali)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), “անալի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “անալի”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • անալի”, in Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean lezui [Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, 1749–1769
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “աղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press