Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From արեգ (areg, sun) +‎ ակն (akn, eye), literally “the eye of the sun”.

Noun edit

արեգակն (aregakn)

  1. sun

Usage notes edit

In finest Old Armenian արեւ (arew) meant the light of the sun, while արեգակն (aregakn) was used for the star itself.

Declension edit

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: արեգակ (aregak)

References edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979) “արեգ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “արեգակն”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy