Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Armenian եաղութ (eaġutʻ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

յաղութ (yaġutʻ) (dialectal)

  1. ruby
    Synonym: սուտակ (sutak)
    • ca. 1680–1684, Baṙ girg taliani [An Armenian–Italian Dictionary published in Venice] page 17:[1]
      եաղութ․ ռուպինօ
      eaġutʻ; ṙupinō
      եաղութ (eaġutʻ) = rubino

Declension edit

Alternative forms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orengo, Alessandro (2019) “Il ԲԱՌ ԳԻՐԳ ՏԱԼԻԱՆԻ Un dizionario armeno-italiano del XVII secolo”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 221

Further reading edit

  • Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944–1945) “յաղութ”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House