Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Armenian անթեղ (antʻeł).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

անթեղ (antʻeġ)

  1. hot coal, ember
  2. ash-covered charcoal

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Northern Kurdish: ant’êẍ
  • Central Kurdish: ئانتێخ (antêx)
  • Turkish: antık

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

The origin is uncertain.

According to Martirosyan possibly a substrate word connected with անթայր (antʻayr) and Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, charcoal).[1]

According to Ačaṙyan, possibly a Georgian-Zan borrowing: compare Georgian ანთება (anteba, to kindle).[2]

Noun edit

անթեղ (antʻeł)

  1. hot coal, ember
    անթեղ հարկանեմantʻeł harkanemto cover the fire with ashes

Declension edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “ant‘eɫ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 85
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “անթեղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Further reading edit

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “անթեղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “անթեղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy