Old Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

The origin is uncertain. Possibly related to Old Armenian եղանիմ (ełanim, to be, to become).

Verb edit

յեղում (yełum)

  1. (transitive) to change, to transmute
  2. (transitive) to translate
    յեղուլ ի հայ բանyełul i hay banto translate into Armenian

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: հեղել (heġel) (learned)

References edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “յեղ”, 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 393–395
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “յեղում”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “յեղում”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 551
  • Pedersen, Holger (1906) “Armenisch und die Nachbarsprachen”, in Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung auf dem Gebiete der Indogermanischen Sprachen (in German), volume 39, number 3, page 367
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “յեղում”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy