աղիւս

Old Armenian

Etymology

As noticed by Hrach Martirosyan, clearly related to Hurrian 𒀀𒈜𒋾 (a-lib-ti /alipši/, brick).[1] The Hurrian word is highly likely to be borrowed from Akkadian 𒋞 (SIG4 /libittu/).[2] Note also Ancient Greek ἄλιψ (álips, rock) attested by Hesychius.

Noun

աղիւս (ałiws)

  1. brick
  2. tile

Declension

Derived terms

  • աղիւսագործութիւն (ałiwsagorcutʿiwn)
  • աղիւսադուռն (ałiwsaduṙn)
  • աղիւսաթիւ (ałiwsatʿiw)
  • աղիւսակ (ałiwsak)
  • աղիւսաձեւ (ałiwsajew)
  • աղիւսայք (ałiwsaykʿ)
  • աղիւսանման (ałiwsanman)
  • աղիւսաշար (ałiwsašar)
  • աղիւսաշէն (ałiwsašēn)
  • աղիւսարկ (ałiwsark)
  • աղիւսարկութիւն (ałiwsarkutʿiwn)
  • աղիւսեայ (ałiwseay)
  • աղիւսեայք (ałiwseaykʿ)

Descendants

  • Armenian: աղյուս (ałyus), օղիս (ōłis), օղես (ōłes), աղոս (ałos), ուղիս (ułis); աղիւս (ałiws)
  • Middle Armenian: աղոյս (ałoys)
  • Old Georgian: ალიზი (alizi)

References

  1. Yakubovich, Ilya (2016), “Review of Bibliographisches Glossar des Hurritischen by Thomas Richter”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society, volume 136, issue 1, page 181
  2. Fournet, Arnaud (2013), “About the Vocalic System of Armenian Words of Substratic Origin”, in Archív Orientalni, volume 81, issue 2, page 4 of 207–222

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), աղիւս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 130–131
  • Asatryan, Gaṙnik (1990), “Ardyokʿ ka?n haykakan pʿoxaṙutʿyunner nor parskerenum [Are There Armenian Borrowings in New Persian?]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal] (in Armenian), issue 3, page 142 of 139–144
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), աղիւս”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
  • 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 950
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), աղիւս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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