Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Armenian սխալ (sxal).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

սխալ (sxal)

  1. mistake, error
    Synonym: (dialectal) ղալաթ (ġalatʻ)
  2. fault

Declension edit

Adjective edit

սխալ (sxal) (superlative ամենասխալ)

  1. wrong, incorrect

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Deverbal from սխալեմ (sxalem).[1]

Noun edit

սխալ (sxal)

  1. mistake, error

Adjective edit

սխալ (sxal)

  1. wrong, mistaken, faulty; unsafe
  2. (arithmetic) less, minus, wanting
    միով սխալ ամս քառասունmiov sxal ams kʻaṙasunforty years wanting one

Descendants edit

  • Middle Armenian: սղալ (sġal), զաղալ (zaġal)
  • Armenian: սխալ (sxal)

References edit

  1. ^ 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 211

Further reading edit

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “սխալ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “սխալ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy