Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian առաստաղ (aṙastał).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

առաստաղ (aṙastaġ)

  1. ceiling
    Synonyms: ձեղուն (jeġun), (dialectal) առիք (aṙikʻ), (dialectal) ցխինք (cʻxinkʻ), (non-standard) պատալոկ (patalok)
    Antonym: հատակ (hatak)
  2. (figuratively) sky
  3. palate

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From the preposition առ (aṙ, by, at, near) +‎ -ա- (-a-) + Proto-Indo-European *stel- (broad; to broaden) and cognate with Old Church Slavonic стеля (stelja, roof).[1] Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (to put, place).[2][3][1] In fact, the two Proto-Indo-European roots may be related.

Noun edit

առաստաղ (aṙastał)

  1. ceiling, roof
  2. (post-Classical, figuratively) sky
  3. (post-Classical) palate

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: առաստաղ (aṙastaġ)

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “aṙastaɫ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 107
  2. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 38–39
  3. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “առաստաղ”, 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) “առաստաղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “առաստաղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy