քուեայ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • քուէ (kʿuē), քուայ (kʿuay), քւայ (kʿway), քւեայ (kʿweay), քւէ (kʿwē)

Etymology

From Aramaic קוביא (quḇiyā), from Ancient Greek κυβεία (kubeía, dice playing), from κύβος (kúbos).

Noun

քուեայ (kʿueay)

  1. cube
  2. die (used in divination)
  3. knucklebone (used in a game)

Declension

Derived terms

  • քուական (kʿuakan)
  • քուահարցութիւն (kʿuaharcʿutʿiwn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: քվե (kʿve)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), քուեայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), քուեայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), քուեայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Scheftelowitz, J. (1905), “Zur altarmenischen lautgeschichte”, in Beiträge zur kunde der indogermanischen Sprachen (in German), volume 29, page 68
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