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Etymology edit

An Iranian borrowing: compare Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬈-𐬘𐬍- (yauuae-jī-, living forever).[1][2][3] Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu and *gʷeyh₃-.

Adverb edit

յաւէժ (yawēž)

  1. always, eternally
    Synonyms: յաւէտ (yawēt), միշտ (mišt), յաւէժաբար (yawēžabar), յաւէժապէս (yawēžapēs)

Adjective edit

յաւէժ (yawēž)

  1. eternal
    Synonyms: յաւէժական (yawēžakan), յաւիտենական (yawitenakan), մշտնջենաւոր (mštnǰenawor), անանց (anancʻ), անսպառ (anspaṙ), անեզրական (anezrakan), անշարժ (anšarž), անփոփոխ (anpʻopʻox)

Declension edit

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: հավերժ (haverž)

References edit

  1. ^ Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 198
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “յաւէժ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, pages 391–392
  3. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 895

Further reading edit

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “յաւէժ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2006) “յաւէժ”, in Grabari homanišneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian Synonyms], Yerevan: University Press
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “յաւէժ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy