աբրայ
Old Armenian
Etymology
As has been correctly noticed by J̌ahukyan, from Ancient Greek ἅβρα (hábra, “favourite slave”).
Usage notes
Attested only in Baṙgirkʿ hayocʿ as a Greek word.
References
- Eremia Mełrecʿi (1698), “աբրայ”, in Baṙgirkʿ hayocʿ [Armenian Dictionary] (in Armenian), Livorno: Sargis Evdokiacʿi Sahetʿči Press, page 4
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “աբրայ”, 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, page 75a
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1963), “Stugabanutʿyunner [Etymologies]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal] (in Armenian), issue 4, Yerevan: Academy Press, page 85
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “աբրայ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 19b
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