ճրագալոյց

Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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ճրագ (črag) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ լուցանեմ (lucʻanem)

Noun

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ճրագալոյց (čragaloycʻ)

  1. lighting of candles or lamps
    ճրագալոյց առնելčragaloycʻ aṙnelto light a candle
  2. lighted candle
  3. (Christianity) the eve of Christmas, Epiphany and Easter (on which occasion numerous candles and lamps are lit in churches)
  4. (post-Classical) public illumination

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: ճրագալույց (čragaluycʻ)

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