Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From the preposition առ (aṙ) +‎ աւել- (awel-).

Adjective

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առաւել (aṙawel)

  1. exceeding, more
    առաւել եմ/լինիմ/գտանիմaṙawel em/linim/gtanimI exceed

Declension

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Adverb

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առաւել (aṙawel)

  1. more, rather
    առաւել եւսaṙawel ewsmore, over and above, besides, so much, the more
    առաւել քանaṙawel kʻanmore than
    առաւել քան զառաւելaṙawel kʻan zaṙawelmore and more, too much
  2. too much

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: առավել (aṙavel)

References

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