էակ

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian էակ (ēak).

Pronunciation

Noun

էակ • (ēak)

  1. being, creature (living being)
    մարդկային էակ ― mardkayin ēak ― human being
    բանական էակ ― banakan ēak ― sentient being
  2. man (human being)
  3. person, individual
  4. God

Declension

References

  • Barsełyan, Hovhannes (1973), “էակ”, in Hayeren ułłagrakan-ułłaxosakan, terminabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Orthographic–Orthoepic Terminological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Luys

Old Armenian

Etymology

From է (ē, “something/someone that exists; God”) +‎ -ակ (-ak).

Noun

էակ • (ēak)

  1. being, existence, something or someone that exists
  2. God

Declension

Adjective

էակ • (ēak)

  1. creating, causing to exist, extracting from nothing
  2. that partakes of the same existence, consubstantial, coexistent

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: էակ (ēak)

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “էակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “էակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “է”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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