լայաղ

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Armenian լայեխ (layex), լայէխ (layēx), լայեղ (layeł), from Arabic لَائِق (lāʔiq). In some dialects, via Ottoman Turkish لایق (layık).

Pronunciation

Adjective

լայաղ (layał) (dialectal)

  1. worthy
    Synonyms: վայել (vayel), արժանի (aržani)
    • ca. 1680–1684, Baṙ girg taliani [An Armenian–Italian Dictionary published in Venice] page 26:[1]
      լայեղ․ տէնեօ
      layeł; tēneō
      լայեղ (layeł) = degno

Declension

Derived terms

  • լայաղ անել (layał anel, to deign)

References

  1. Orengo, Alessandro (2019), “Il ԲԱՌ ԳԻՐԳ ՏԱԼԻԱՆԻ Un dizionario armeno-italiano del XVII secolo”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 226

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1913), լայէխ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žołovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages
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